Added option for showing or hiding view initially

build.gradle

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 
 buildscript {
-    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.10'
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.20'
     repositories {
         google()
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.0-beta04'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.0'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
 
         //For Library

linkpreview/build.gradle

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 19
         targetSdkVersion 28
-        versionCode 16
-        versionName "2.1"
+        versionCode 17
+        versionName "2.2"
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
     buildTypes {
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ dependencies {
 
     //Testing libraries
     testImplementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-junit:1.2.31'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.1.0'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.1.0'
+    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.1.1'
+    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.1.1'
 }
 
 ext {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ext {
 
     publishedGroupId = 'com.nick.mowen.linkpreview'
     artifact = 'linkpreview'
-    libraryVersion = '2.1'
+    libraryVersion = '2.2'
     libraryDescription = 'A convenient view that shows a clickable preview of a link'
     siteUrl = 'https://github.com/NickM-27/LinkPreview'
     gitUrl = 'https://github.com/NickM-27/LinkPreview.git'

linkpreview/src/main/java/com/nick/mowen/linkpreview/binding/BindingAdapter.kt

@@ -7,7 +7,5 @@ object BindingAdapter {
 
     @BindingAdapter("parsedLink")
     @JvmStatic
-    fun setParsedLink(view: LinkPreview, link: String) {
-        view.parseTextForLink(link)
-    }
+    fun setParsedLink(view: LinkPreview, link: String) = view.parseTextForLink(link)
 }

linkpreview/src/main/java/com/nick/mowen/linkpreview/view/LinkPreview.kt

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import android.widget.ImageView
 import android.widget.TextView
 import androidx.browser.customtabs.CustomTabsIntent
 import androidx.core.net.toUri
+import androidx.core.view.isGone
 import com.bumptech.glide.Glide
 import com.nick.mowen.linkpreview.ImageType
 import com.nick.mowen.linkpreview.R
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ open class LinkPreview : FrameLayout, View.OnClickListener {
     var clickListener: LinkClickListener? = null
     /** Optional click listener to override click behavior */
     var articleColor: Int = Color.CYAN
+    /** Set whether or not to default to hidden while loading preview */
+    var hideWhileLoading = false
 
     /** Color of the Chrome CustomTab that is launched on view click */
 
@@ -68,7 +71,9 @@ open class LinkPreview : FrameLayout, View.OnClickListener {
         if (isInEditMode)
             return
 
-        visibility = View.GONE
+        if (hideWhileLoading)
+            isGone = true
+
         image = findViewById(R.id.preview_image)
         text = findViewById(R.id.preview_text)
         setOnClickListener(this)

sample/build.gradle

@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ dependencies {
     //Testing Libraries
     testImplementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-junit:1.2.31'
 
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.1.0-beta02'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.1.0-beta02'
+    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.1.1'
+    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.1.1'
 }