Endless RecyclerView with ProgressBar for pagination

HERE IS SIMPLER AND CLEANER APPROACH.

Implement Endless Scrolling from this Codepath Guide and then follow the following steps.

1. Add progress bar under the RecyclerView.

    <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
        android:id="@+id/rv_movie_grid"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:paddingBottom="50dp"
        android:clipToPadding="false"
        android:background="@android:color/black"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">

    </android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView>

    <ProgressBar
        android:id="@+id/progressBar"
        style="?android:attr/progressBarStyle"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:visibility="invisible"
        android:background="@android:color/transparent"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />

Here android:paddingBottom=”50dp” and android:clipToPadding=”false” are very important.

2. Get a reference to the progress bar.

progressBar = findViewById(R.id.progressBar);

3. Define methods to show and hide progress bar.

void showProgressView() {
    progressBar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}

void hideProgressView() {
    progressBar.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
}

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