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Which one should I pick for a new project?

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Which one should I pick for a new project?

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I can only answer questions about scwang90/smartrefreshlayout or springfox/springfox.

However, to help you make an informed choice, these are two completely different libraries for different purposes:

scwang90/smartrefreshlayout — An Android pull-to-refresh UI framework. Use this if you're building an Android app and need pull-down refresh, pull-up load-more, and related refresh behaviors with customizable headers/footers.

springfox/springfox — A Spring Framework integration library for generating API documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI specs). Use this if you're building a Java backend and need to automatically document your REST APIs.

The choice depends on what you're building:

  • Building Android UI? → SmartRefreshLayout
  • Building Java REST APIs that need documentation? → Springfox

A caution on SmartRefreshLayout: The RepoPilot analysis flags it as WAIT — Stale — last commit 1y ago, meaning the repository hasn't been actively maintained recently. This may affect long-term viability if you depend on future updates or bug fixes.

FOLLOW_UPS:

  • How do I set up SmartRefreshLayout in a new project?
  • What are the main features of Springfox for API documentation?
  • Does SmartRefreshLayout support AndroidX compatibility?

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