How to show empty view while using Android Paging 3 library

Question

I am using Paging 3 lib. and i am able to check if refresh state is "Loading" or "Error" but i am not sure how to check "empty" state.I am able to add following condition but i am not sure if its proper condition

adapter.loadStateFlow.collectLatest { loadStates ->
                viewBinding.sflLoadingView.setVisibility(loadStates.refresh is LoadState.Loading)
                viewBinding.llErrorView.setVisibility(loadStates.refresh is LoadState.Error)
                viewBinding.button.setOnClickListener { pagingAdapter.refresh() }

                if(loadStates.refresh is LoadState.NotLoading && (viewBinding.recyclerView.adapter as ConcatAdapter).itemCount == 0){
                    viewBinding.llEmptyView.setVisibility(true)
                }else{
                    viewBinding.llEmptyView.setVisibility(false)
                }
            } 

Also I am running into other problem I have implemented search functionality and until more than 2 characters are entered i am using same paging source like following but the above loadstate callback is executed only once.So thats why i am not able to hide empty view if search query is cleared.I am doing so to save api call from front end.

private val originalList : LiveData<PagingData<ModelResponse>> = Transformations.switchMap(liveData){
        repository.fetchSearchResults("").cachedIn(viewModelScope)
    }

    val list : LiveData<LiveData<PagingData<ModelResponse>>> = Transformations.switchMap{ query ->
        if(query != null) {
            if (query.length >= 2)
                repository.fetchSearchResults(query)
            else
                originalList
        }else
            liveData { emptyList<ModelResponse>() }
    } 

Answer 1

Here is the proper way of handling the empty view in Android Paging 3:

adapter.addLoadStateListener { loadState ->
            if (loadState.source.refresh is LoadState.NotLoading && loadState.append.endOfPaginationReached && adapter.itemCount < 1) {
                recycleView?.isVisible = false
                emptyView?.isVisible = true
            } else {
                recycleView?.isVisible = true
                emptyView?.isVisible = false
            }
        }

Answer 2

adapter.loadStateFlow.collect {
    if (it.append is LoadState.NotLoading && it.append.endOfPaginationReached) {
        emptyState.isVisible = adapter.itemCount < 1
    }
}

The logic is,If the append has finished (it.append is LoadState.NotLoading && it.append.endOfPaginationReached == true), and our adapter items count is zero (adapter.itemCount < 1), means there is nothing to show, so we show the empty state.

PS: for initial loading you can find out more at this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/67661269/2472350