Animated loading image in picasso

Question

I have the following code to load an image in Picasso, using a drawable for the placeholder to display while the image is downloading. What I want though is an animated spin

Answer 1

I found answer to this question!

See: https://github.com/square/picasso/issues/427#issuecomment-266276253

In addition to answer of @DBragion, try below.

Now we can fix height and width!

image_view.scaleType = ImageView.ScaleType.CENTER_INSIDE

picasso.load(your_path)
        .fit()
        .centerCrop()
        .noFade()
        .placeholder(R.drawable. progress_animation)
        .into(image_view)

I think there are two key points.

1. use noFade()

2. set image_view's scaleType to "CENTER_INSIDE"

Answer 2

I made it working in following way:

1. Created a drawable (found somewhere on the Internet) and put it in the res/drawable:

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
   <rotate xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:fromDegrees="90"
   android:pivotX="50%"
   android:pivotY="50%"
   android:toDegrees="360">
   
   <shape
       android:innerRadiusRatio="3"
       android:shape="ring"
       android:thicknessRatio="7.0">
   
       <gradient
           android:angle="0"
           android:centerColor="#007DD6"
           android:endColor="#007DD6"
           android:startColor="#007DD6"
           android:type="sweep"
           android:useLevel="false" />
   </shape>
   

2. In my item for the GridView added ProgressBar element:

   <ProgressBar
       android:id="@+id/movie_item_spinner"
       android:layout_width="@dimen/poster_width"
       android:layout_height="@dimen/poster_height"
       android:progressDrawable="@drawable/circular_progress_bar"/>
   

3. In Adapter added Target Object with following parameters, where poster and spinner are references to ImageView and ProgressBar:

   // Target to show/hide ProgressBar on ImageView

   final Target target = new Target() {
   
           @Override
           public void onPrepareLoad(Drawable drawable) {
               poster.setBackgroundResource(R.color.white);
               spinner.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
           }
   
           @Override
           public void onBitmapLoaded(Bitmap photo, Picasso.LoadedFrom from) {
               poster.setBackgroundDrawable(new BitmapDrawable(photo));
               spinner.setVisibility(View.GONE);
           }
   
           @Override
           public void onBitmapFailed(Drawable drawable) {
               poster.setBackgroundResource(R.color.white);
           }
       };
   

4. Results will be like that on loading - circle is rotating (sorry for this screenshot, but images are appearing too fast): ScreenShot

Answer 3

How to have a loading progress animation image using Picasso placeholder:

I solved this easily using a animated-rotate xml object.

Steps:

progress_image.png

/res/drawable/progress_animation.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

<item android:gravity="center">
    <animated-rotate xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:drawable="@drawable/progress_image"
        android:pivotX="50%"
        android:pivotY="50%" />
    </item>
</layer-list>

Picasso loading:

Picasso.with( context )
        .load( your_path )
        .error( R.drawable.ic_error )
        .placeholder( R.drawable.progress_animation )
        .into( image_view );

Answer 4

Picasso doesn't support animated placeholders unfortunately.

One way you could work around this is to place your ImageView in a FrameLayout with the animated drawable underneath. This way when Picasso loads the image it will load over the top of the animated placeholder, giving the user the intended effect.

Alternatively, you could load the image into a Target. Then you'd have the progress bar showing by default, and when the onBitmapLoaded method is called you can hide it and display the image. You can see a basic implementation of this here

Answer 5

Just add shape attribute in DBragion's answer as like below and it will work like charm. Happy coding.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item>

        <shape
            android:shape="rectangle">

            <size
                android:width="200dp"
                android:height="200dp"/>

            <solid
                android:color="#00FFFFFF"/>
        </shape>
    </item>

    <item android:gravity="center">
        <animated-rotate xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
            android:drawable="@drawable/spinner"
            android:pivotX="50%"
            android:pivotY="50%" />
    </item>
</layer-list>

You can use Glide too:

Glide.with(activity).load(url)
                    .apply(RequestOptions.centerInsideTransform())
                    .placeholder(R.drawable.progress_animation)
                    .into(imageview);

Answer 6

Just use Picasso PlaceHolder

  Picasso.get()
        .load(datas[position].artist?.image)
        .placeholder(R.drawable.music_image)
        .error(R.drawable.music_image)
        .into(holder.cardViewImage)