Repo brief: nostra13/Android-Universal-Image-Loader

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Verdict

Mixed — Stale — last commit 2y ago

• 12 active contributors
• Apache-2.0 licensed
• CI configured
• Tests present

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What it is

Android Universal Image Loader is a powerful, pre-Glide/Picasso era library for asynchronous image loading, caching, and display on Android. It provides multi-threaded image fetching with configurable memory and disk caching (LRU, FIFO, age-based strategies), support for multiple image sources (HTTP, file, content provider, assets), and extensive customization of display options including stub images, bitmap transformations, and progress listening. Single-module library structure: library/src/main/java/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/ contains the core engine split into cache/ (memory and disk caching), image loading pipeline, display options, and decoders. The cache/ subdirectory…

Start here

• [library/src/main/java/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/cache/memory/MemoryCache.java](https://github.com/nostra13/Android-Universal-Image-Loader/blob/master/library/src/main/java/com/nostra13/unive…
• [library/src/main/java/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/cache/disc/DiskCache.java](https://github.com/nostra13/Android-Universal-Image-Loader/blob/master/library/src/main/java/com/nostra13/universal…
• [library/src/main/java/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/cache/memory/impl/LRULimitedMemoryCache.java](https://github.com/nostra13/Android-Universal-Image-Loader/blob/master/library/src/main/java/com…
• [library/src/main/java/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/cache/disc/impl/ext/DiskLruCache.java](https://github.com/nostra13/Android-Universal-Image-Loader/blob/master/library/src/main/java/com/nostra…
• [library/src/main/java/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/cache/disc/naming/Md5FileNameGenerator.java](https://github.com/nostra13/Android-Universal-Image-Loader/blob/master/library/src/main/java/com/…

Get running

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git clone https://github.com/nostra13/Android-Universal-Image-Loader.git
cd Android-Universal-Image-Loader
./gradlew build

The project uses Gradle (gradlew wrapper included). No special setup required beyond Android SDK, but expect build failures on modern Gradle/AGP versions.

Daily commands:

This is a library, not a runnable app. To use it: ./gradlew assembleRelease builds the AAR/JAR. To test against sample code (if present): check for sample/ module and run ./gradlew sample:installDebug. The prebuil…

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Key cautions & unknowns

• Stale — last commit 2y ago
• Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 74% of recent commits
• 1. No Android Studio support for modern versions: Gradle wrapper is v6.7.1 (from gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties), incompatible with AGP 7.0+. Manual upgrade required and likely breaks API usages. 2.…
• Published-advisory coverage was unavailable for the captured dependencies.
• Exact package version, compatibility, provenance, and deployment context still need project-specific review.

Sources

• Repository source
• Open issues
• Recent pull requests

Evidence note

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