Repo brief: RxSwiftCommunity/RxDataSources

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Verdict

Mixed — Stale — last commit 2y ago

• 27+ active contributors
• Distributed ownership (top contributor 30% of recent commits)
• MIT licensed
• CI configured
• 1 more receipt on the live page

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What it is

RxDataSources is a Swift library that provides reactive UITableView and UICollectionView data sources with automatic diff calculation and animated updates. It implements an O(N) diffing algorithm to compute the minimal set of insert/delete/move/reload operations when your data changes, eliminating the tedium of implementing multiple UITableViewDataSource/UICollectionViewDataSource delegate methods while handling complex multi-section scenarios with animations. Dual-structure: core library code in the root sources/ directory implements RxTableViewSectionedReloadDataSource and RxCollectionViewSectionedReloadDataSource, with Differentiator.podspec defining the diffing engine; Examples/Example…

Start here

Open these first:

• Sources/Differentiator/Diff.swift — Core O(N) diffing algorithm that calculates section and item changes; foundation for all animated updates in the library.
• Sources/RxDataSources/RxTableViewSectionedAnimatedDataSource.swift — Primary entry point for reactive table view data binding with animated section/item insertions, deletions, and moves.
• Sources/RxDataSources/RxCollectionViewSectionedAnimatedDataSource.swift — Parallel collection view data source that applies the same diffing and animation logic as table views.
• Sources/Differentiator/AnimatableSectionModelType.swift — Protocol defining how sections must implement identity and equality for diffing; required by all custom section models.
• Sources/Differentiator/IdentifiableType.swift — Protocol for uniquely identifying items and sections; essential for the diffing algorithm to work correctly.

Get running

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Clone and set up: git clone https://github.com/RxSwiftCommunity/RxDataSources.git && cd RxDataSources. For the example app: open Examples/Example.xcodeproj and run on Xcode (requires Xcode 12+, Swift 5.0+). For pack…

Daily commands:

Open Examples/Example.xcodeproj in Xcode and press Cmd+R to run the example app. It includes five interactive examples: custom delegate usage, randomized section animations, table editing, mixed cell types, and UIPicker…

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Key cautions & unknowns

• Stale — last commit 2y ago
• RxSwift dependency required—ensure RxSwift is already integrated into your project; mismatched versions can break bindings. AnimatableSectionModelType and IdentifiableType protocols are mandatory—if your model doesn't…
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