Use of Target in Picasso on Adapter

Question

Im having big troubles using a Target inside an adapter. Im confused about the documentation on the code

Objects implementing this class must have a working implementation of {@link #equals(Object)} and {@link #hashCode()} for proper storage internally. Instances of this interface will also be compared to determine if view recycling is occurring. It is recommended that you add this interface directly on to a custom view type when using in an adapter to ensure correct recycling behavior.

Im trying to use the Target in this way:

class CustomTarget implements Target {
    private ImageView imageView;

    public CustomTarget(ImageView imageView) {
        this.imageView = imageView;
    }

    @Override
    public void onBitmapLoaded(final Bitmap bitmap, Picasso.LoadedFrom from) {
        imageView.setImageDrawable(new RoundedAvatarDrawable(bitmap));
    }

    @Override
    public void onBitmapFailed(Drawable errorDrawable) {
        imageView.setImageDrawable(errorDrawable);
    }

    @Override
    public void onPrepareLoad(Drawable placeHolderDrawable) {
        imageView.setImageDrawable(placeHolderDrawable);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o) {
        return imageView.equals(o);
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return imageView.hashCode();
    }
}

 @Override
public View getView(int position, View v, ViewGroup parent) {
....
    RoundedAvatarDrawable r = new RoundedAvatarDrawable(BitmapFactory.decodeResource(mContext.getResources(), R.drawable.ic_avatar_seahorse));
    ImageCacheController.with(mContext).getPicasso().load(member.getPicture_url()).resize(100, 100).centerCrop().placeholder(r).error(r).into(new CustomTarget(viewHolder.ivAvatar));
....
}

It's doesn't work and the images change between each others randomly

Answer 1

You don't show your whole getView function, so without knowing how you use the viewHandler, here's my take on what's going on:

Your problem is that you're creating a new CustomTarget every time getView gets called. You are going against the point of having a Target object. Let me elaborate.

When a new download request is made, previous requests to the same target get stopped or don't result in a call to the Target's callbacks. (so if the Target gets reused for a different row in a list it doesn't get both rows' images).

You are using a new object for each request, effectively hinting Picasso that each request is for a different row so to speak. The doc says "Instances of this interface will also be compared to determine if view recycling is occurring", so since each request has a newly created CustomTarget object, no two requests will have the same object and a row recycle won't be detected.

You're also using viewHolder. In this case I think the viewHolder should be extending the Target interface (if you only have 1 image per row). This way everytime you request a download you can use the same object and not create a new one.

You're also delegating the implementation of your CustomTarget to the ImageView's implementation. Make sure that ImageView's equals and hashCode functions fullfill the requirements Picasso asks for.

Some info on how to implement equals and hashCode: What issues should be considered when overriding equals and hashCode in Java?