[android,ui] carousel view improvements

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 unstub IShopServiceAsync (but still stub Request, with empty JSON response)

Reviewed-on: https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden/pulls/4272
Reviewed-by: Samuel <lizzie@eden-emu.dev>
Reviewed-by: MaranBr <maranbr@eden-emu.dev>

src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/ui/GamesFragment.kt

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat
 import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat
+import androidx.core.view.doOnPreDraw
 import androidx.core.view.updatePadding
 import androidx.core.widget.doOnTextChanged
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@ class GamesFragment : Fragment() {
 
     private var lastViewType: Int = GameAdapter.VIEW_TYPE_GRID
     private var fallbackBottomInset: Int = 0
+    private var pendingPostReloadListSettle = false
+    private var pendingPostReloadListSettleGeneration = 0
+    private var gameListSubmitGeneration = 0
+    private var committedGameListSubmitGeneration = 0
 
     companion object {
         private const val SEARCH_TEXT = "SearchText"
@@ -168,10 +173,9 @@ class GamesFragment : Fragment() {
 
         gamesViewModel.shouldScrollAfterReload.collect(viewLifecycleOwner) { shouldScroll ->
             if (shouldScroll) {
-                binding.gridGames.post {
-                    (binding.gridGames as? CarouselRecyclerView)?.pendingScrollAfterReload = true
-                    gameAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged()
-                }
+                pendingPostReloadListSettle = true
+                pendingPostReloadListSettleGeneration = gameListSubmitGeneration
+                schedulePostReloadListSettle()
                 gamesViewModel.setShouldScrollAfterReload(false)
             }
         }
@@ -273,11 +277,42 @@ class GamesFragment : Fragment() {
             lastSearchText = currentSearchText
             lastFilter = currentFilter
         } else {
-            ((binding.gridGames as? RecyclerView)?.adapter as? GameAdapter)?.submitList(games)
+            submitGameList(games)
             gamesViewModel.setFilteredGames(games)
         }
     }
 
+    private fun submitGameList(games: List<Game>) {
+        val adapter = (binding.gridGames as? RecyclerView)?.adapter as? GameAdapter
+        if (adapter == null) {
+            schedulePostReloadListSettle()
+            return
+        }
+
+        val submitGeneration = ++gameListSubmitGeneration
+        adapter.submitList(games) {
+            if (committedGameListSubmitGeneration < submitGeneration) {
+                committedGameListSubmitGeneration = submitGeneration
+            }
+            schedulePostReloadListSettle()
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    private fun schedulePostReloadListSettle() {
+        if (!pendingPostReloadListSettle || _binding == null) return
+
+        binding.gridGames.doOnPreDraw {
+            if (!pendingPostReloadListSettle || _binding == null) return@doOnPreDraw
+            if (committedGameListSubmitGeneration < pendingPostReloadListSettleGeneration) {
+                schedulePostReloadListSettle()
+                return@doOnPreDraw
+            }
+            pendingPostReloadListSettle = false
+
+            (binding.gridGames as? CarouselRecyclerView)?.refreshView()
+        }
+    }
     private fun setupTopView() {
         binding.searchText.doOnTextChanged() { text: CharSequence?, _: Int, _: Int, _: Int ->
             if (text.toString().isNotEmpty()) {
@@ -414,9 +449,7 @@ class GamesFragment : Fragment() {
 
         val searchTerm = binding.searchText.text.toString().lowercase(Locale.getDefault())
         if (searchTerm.isEmpty()) {
-            ((binding.gridGames as? RecyclerView)?.adapter as? GameAdapter)?.submitList(
-                filteredList
-            )
+            submitGameList(filteredList)
             gamesViewModel.setFilteredGames(filteredList)
             return
         }
@@ -432,7 +465,7 @@ class GamesFragment : Fragment() {
             }
         }.sortedByDescending { it.score }.map { it.item }
 
-        ((binding.gridGames as? RecyclerView)?.adapter as? GameAdapter)?.submitList(sortedList)
+        submitGameList(sortedList)
         gamesViewModel.setFilteredGames(sortedList)
     }
 

src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/views/CarouselRecyclerView.kt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 package org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.ui
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.PagerSnapHelper
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import kotlin.math.abs
+import kotlin.math.cos
+import kotlin.math.sin
 import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.R
 import org.yuzu.yuzu_emu.adapters.GameAdapter
 import androidx.core.view.doOnNextLayout
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ class CarouselRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     private var overlapDecoration: OverlappingDecoration? = null
     private var pagerSnapHelper: PagerSnapHelper? = null
     private var scalingScrollListener: OnScrollListener? = null
+    private var savedItemAnimator: RecyclerView.ItemAnimator? = null
 
     companion object {
         private const val CAROUSEL_CARD_SIZE_FACTOR = "CarouselCardSizeMultiplier"
@@ -42,8 +45,13 @@ class CarouselRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         private const val CAROUSEL_OVERLAP_FACTOR = "CarouselOverlapFactor"
         private const val CAROUSEL_MAX_FLING_COUNT = "CarouselMaxFlingCount"
         private const val CAROUSEL_FLING_MULTIPLIER = "CarouselFlingMultiplier"
-        private const val CAROUSEL_CARDS_SCALING_SHAPE = "CarouselCardsScalingShape"
-        private const val CAROUSEL_CARDS_ALPHA_SHAPE = "CarouselCardsAlphaShape"
+        private const val CAROUSEL_ARC_ANGLE_STEP_DEGREES = 15.0
+        private const val CAROUSEL_ARC_MAX_ANGLE_DEGREES = 165.0
+        private const val CAROUSEL_ARC_DEPTH_MAX_ANGLE_DEGREES = 85.0
+        private const val CAROUSEL_ARC_DEPTH_STRETCH = 5.0f
+        private const val CAROUSEL_ARC_X_DEPTH_FACTOR = 0.55f
+        private const val CAROUSEL_ARC_FADE_OUT_START_DEGREES = 60.0
+        private const val CAROUSEL_ARC_FADE_OUT_END_DEGREES = 95.0
         const val CAROUSEL_LAST_SCROLL_POSITION = "CarouselLastScrollPosition"
         const val CAROUSEL_VIEW_TYPE_PORTRAIT = "GamesViewTypePortrait"
         const val CAROUSEL_VIEW_TYPE_LANDSCAPE = "GamesViewTypeLandscape"
@@ -160,46 +168,52 @@ class CarouselRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         }
     }
 
-    fun shapingFunction(x: Float, option: Int = 0): Float {
-        return when (option) {
-            0 -> 1f // Off
-            1 -> 1f - x // linear descending
-            2 -> (1f - x) * (1f - x) // Ease out
-            3 -> if (x < 0.05f) 1f else (1f - x) * 0.8f
-            4 -> kotlin.math.cos(x * Math.PI).toFloat() // Cosine
-            5 -> kotlin.math.cos((1.5f * x).coerceIn(0f, 1f) * Math.PI).toFloat() // Cosine 1.5x trimmed
-            else -> 1f // Default to Off
-        }
-    }
-
     fun updateChildScaleAndAlphaForPosition(child: View) {
         val cardSize = (adapter as? GameAdapter ?: return).cardSize
         val position = getChildViewHolder(child).bindingAdapterPosition
         if (position == RecyclerView.NO_POSITION || cardSize <= 0) {
             return // No valid position or card size
         }
-        child.layoutParams.width = cardSize
-        child.layoutParams.height = cardSize
+        val layoutParams = child.layoutParams
+        if (layoutParams.width != cardSize || layoutParams.height != cardSize) {
+            child.layoutParams = layoutParams.apply {
+                width = cardSize
+                height = cardSize
+            }
+        }
+
+        val signedDistance = getChildDistanceToCenter(child)
+        val itemStep = (cardSize - overlapPx).toFloat().coerceAtLeast(1f)
+        val angleStep = Math.toRadians(CAROUSEL_ARC_ANGLE_STEP_DEGREES).toFloat()
+        val maxAngle = Math.toRadians(CAROUSEL_ARC_MAX_ANGLE_DEGREES).toFloat()
+        val depthMaxAngle = Math.toRadians(CAROUSEL_ARC_DEPTH_MAX_ANGLE_DEGREES).toFloat()
+        val fadeOutStartAngle = Math.toRadians(CAROUSEL_ARC_FADE_OUT_START_DEGREES).toFloat()
+        val fadeOutEndAngle = Math.toRadians(CAROUSEL_ARC_FADE_OUT_END_DEGREES).toFloat()
+        val angle = (signedDistance / itemStep * angleStep).coerceIn(-maxAngle, maxAngle)
+        val arcRadius = itemStep / angleStep
+        val arcX = sin(angle) * arcRadius
+        val absoluteAngle = abs(angle)
+        val rawDepthInput = ((1f - cos(absoluteAngle)) / (1f - cos(depthMaxAngle)))
+            .coerceIn(0f, 1f)
+        val easedDepthTail = Math.pow(
+            (1f - rawDepthInput).toDouble(),
+            CAROUSEL_ARC_DEPTH_STRETCH.toDouble()
+        ).toFloat()
+        val depthInput = (1f - easedDepthTail).coerceIn(0f, 1f)
+        val projectedArcX = arcX * (1f - rawDepthInput * CAROUSEL_ARC_X_DEPTH_FACTOR)
+
+        child.animate().cancel()
+        child.translationX = projectedArcX - signedDistance
 
-        val center = getRecyclerViewCenter()
-        val distance = abs(getChildDistanceToCenter(child))
         val internalBorderScale = resources.getFraction(R.fraction.carousel_bordercards_scale, 1, 1)
         val borderScale = preferences.getFloat(CAROUSEL_BORDERCARDS_SCALE, internalBorderScale).coerceIn(
             0f,
             1f
         )
 
-        val shapeInput = (distance / center).coerceIn(0f, 1f)
-        val internalShapeSetting = resources.getInteger(R.integer.carousel_cards_scaling_shape)
-        val scalingShapeSetting = preferences.getInt(
-            CAROUSEL_CARDS_SCALING_SHAPE,
-            internalShapeSetting
-        )
-        val shapedScaling = shapingFunction(shapeInput, scalingShapeSetting)
+        val shapedScaling = 1f - depthInput
         val scale = (borderScale + (1f - borderScale) * shapedScaling).coerceIn(0f, 1f)
 
-        val maxDistance = width / 2f
-        val alphaInput = (distance / maxDistance).coerceIn(0f, 1f)
         val internalBordersAlpha = resources.getFraction(
             R.fraction.carousel_bordercards_alpha,
             1,
@@ -209,15 +223,12 @@ class CarouselRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
             0f,
             1f
         )
-        val internalAlphaShapeSetting = resources.getInteger(R.integer.carousel_cards_alpha_shape)
-        val alphaShapeSetting = preferences.getInt(
-            CAROUSEL_CARDS_ALPHA_SHAPE,
-            internalAlphaShapeSetting
-        )
-        val shapedAlpha = shapingFunction(alphaInput, alphaShapeSetting)
-        val alpha = (borderAlpha + (1f - borderAlpha) * shapedAlpha).coerceIn(0f, 1f)
+        val shapedAlpha = cos(depthInput * Math.PI).toFloat()
+        val baseAlpha = (borderAlpha + (1f - borderAlpha) * shapedAlpha).coerceIn(0f, 1f)
+        val rearPresence = (1f - (absoluteAngle - fadeOutStartAngle) /
+            (fadeOutEndAngle - fadeOutStartAngle)).coerceIn(0f, 1f)
+        val alpha = (baseAlpha * rearPresence).coerceIn(0f, 1f)
 
-        child.animate().cancel()
         child.alpha = alpha
         child.scaleX = scale
         child.scaleY = scale
@@ -273,7 +284,9 @@ class CarouselRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
             0f,
             1f
         )
-        return (userFactor * (height - bottomInset)).toInt()
+        val scaledHeight = height * userFactor
+        val availableHeight = height - bottomInset
+        return minOf(scaledHeight.toInt(), availableHeight.toInt())
     }
 
     fun setupCarousel(enabled: Boolean) {
@@ -282,6 +295,13 @@ class CarouselRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
             if (gameAdapter.cardSize == 0) return
             if (bottomInset < 0) return
 
+            itemAnimator?.let {
+                if (savedItemAnimator == null) {
+                    savedItemAnimator = it
+                }
+                itemAnimator = null
+            }
+
             useCustomDrawingOrder = true
             val cardSize = gameAdapter.cardSize
 
@@ -336,6 +356,12 @@ class CarouselRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
             // Detach PagerSnapHelper
             pagerSnapHelper?.attachToRecyclerView(null)
             pagerSnapHelper = null
+            savedItemAnimator?.let {
+                if (itemAnimator == null) {
+                    itemAnimator = it
+                }
+                savedItemAnimator = null
+            }
             useCustomDrawingOrder = false
             // Reset padding and fling
             setPadding(0, 0, 0, 0)
@@ -344,6 +370,7 @@ class CarouselRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
             // Reset scaling
             for (i in 0 until childCount) {
                 val child = getChildAt(i)
+                child?.translationX = 0f
                 child?.scaleX = 1f
                 child?.scaleY = 1f
                 child?.alpha = 1f

src/android/app/src/main/res/values/integers.xml

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
     <integer name="game_columns_grid">2</integer>
     <integer name="carousel_max_fling_count">4</integer>
     <integer name="carousel_focus_search_repeat_threshold_ms">100</integer>
-    <integer name="carousel_cards_scaling_shape">1</integer>
-    <integer name="carousel_cards_alpha_shape">4</integer>
 
     <!-- Default SWITCH landscape layout -->
     <integer name="BUTTON_A_X">760</integer>

src/core/hle/service/nim/nim.cpp

@@ -5,33 +5,136 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
 #include <chrono>
-#include <ctime>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
 #include "core/core.h"
 #include "core/hle/kernel/k_event.h"
+#include "core/hle/service/cmif_serialization.h"
+#include "core/hle/service/cmif_types.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/ipc_helpers.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/kernel_helpers.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/nim/nim.h"
+#include "core/hle/service/os/event.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/server_manager.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/service.h"
 
 namespace Service::NIM {
-
 class IShopServiceAsync final : public ServiceFramework<IShopServiceAsync> {
 public:
     explicit IShopServiceAsync(Core::System& system_)
-        : ServiceFramework{system_, "IShopServiceAsync"} {
+        : ServiceFramework{system_, "IShopServiceAsync"},
+          service_context{system_, "IShopServiceAsync"} {
         // clang-format off
         static const FunctionInfo functions[] = {
-            {0, nullptr, "Cancel"},
-            {1, nullptr, "GetSize"},
-            {2, nullptr, "Read"},
-            {3, nullptr, "GetErrorCode"},
-            {4, nullptr, "Request"},
-            {5, nullptr, "Prepare"},
+            {0, D<&IShopServiceAsync::Cancel>, "Cancel"},
+            {1, D<&IShopServiceAsync::GetSize>, "GetSize"},
+            {2, D<&IShopServiceAsync::Read>, "Read"},
+            {3, D<&IShopServiceAsync::GetErrorCode>, "GetErrorCode"},
+            {4, D<&IShopServiceAsync::Request>, "Request"},
+            {5, D<&IShopServiceAsync::Prepare>, "Prepare"},
         };
         // clang-format on
 
         RegisterHandlers(functions);
+
+        completion_event = service_context.CreateEvent("IShopServiceAsync:Completion");
+    }
+
+    ~IShopServiceAsync() override {
+        CancelImpl();
+        service_context.CloseEvent(completion_event);
+    }
+
+    Kernel::KReadableEvent* GetEvent() const {
+        return &completion_event->GetReadableEvent();
+    }
+
+private:
+    KernelHelpers::ServiceContext service_context;
+    Kernel::KEvent* completion_event;
+
+    std::jthread worker;
+    std::atomic<u32> error_code{0};
+
+    std::mutex data_mutex;
+    std::vector<u8> download_data;
+
+    void CancelImpl() {
+        worker.request_stop();
+        if (worker.joinable()) {
+            worker.join();
+        }
+    }
+
+    Result Cancel() {
+        LOG_DEBUG(Service_NIM, "called");
+        CancelImpl();
+        R_SUCCEED();
+    }
+
+    Result GetSize(Out<u64> out_size) {
+        LOG_DEBUG(Service_NIM, "called");
+        std::scoped_lock lock{data_mutex};
+        *out_size = download_data.size();
+        R_SUCCEED();
+    }
+
+    Result Read(Out<u64> out_size, u64 offset, OutBuffer<BufferAttr_HipcAutoSelect> out_buffer) {
+        std::scoped_lock lock{data_mutex};
+
+        u64 actual_read = 0;
+        if (offset < download_data.size()) {
+            actual_read = std::min<u64>(out_buffer.size(), download_data.size() - offset);
+            std::memcpy(out_buffer.data(), download_data.data() + offset, actual_read);
+        }
+
+        *out_size = actual_read;
+        R_SUCCEED();
+    }
+
+    Result GetErrorCode(Out<u32> out_error_code) {
+        LOG_DEBUG(Service_NIM, "called");
+        *out_error_code = error_code.load();
+        R_SUCCEED();
+    }
+
+    Result Request() {
+        LOG_DEBUG(Service_NIM, "(STUBBED) called");
+        CancelImpl();
+
+        error_code.store(0);
+        completion_event->Clear(system.Kernel());
+
+        {
+            std::scoped_lock lock{data_mutex};
+            download_data.clear();
+        }
+
+        worker = std::jthread([this](const std::stop_token& stop_token) {
+            if (stop_token.stop_requested()) {
+                error_code.store(1);
+            } else {
+                std::scoped_lock lock{data_mutex};
+                // Dummy JSON response, else it fails...
+                const std::string dummy_response = "{}";
+                download_data.assign(dummy_response.begin(), dummy_response.end());
+                error_code.store(0);
+            }
+            completion_event->Signal(system.Kernel());
+        });
+
+        R_SUCCEED();
+    }
+
+    Result Prepare(InArray<char, BufferAttr_HipcMapAlias> in_path, InArray<char, BufferAttr_HipcMapAlias> in_post) {
+        LOG_DEBUG(Service_NIM, "called");
+        if (!in_path.empty()) {
+            std::string url(in_path.data(), in_path.size());
+            LOG_INFO(Service_NIM, "Preparing request for URL: {}", url);
+        }
+        R_SUCCEED();
     }
 };
 
@@ -49,11 +152,13 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    void CreateAsyncInterface(HLERequestContext& ctx) {
-        LOG_WARNING(Service_NIM, "(STUBBED) called");
-        IPC::ResponseBuilder rb{ctx, 2, 0, 1};
+    void CreateAsyncInterface(HLERequestContext& ctx) {LOG_DEBUG(Service_NIM, "called");
+        auto async_interface = std::make_shared<IShopServiceAsync>(system);
+
+        IPC::ResponseBuilder rb{ctx, 2, 1, 1};
         rb.Push(ResultSuccess);
-        rb.PushIpcInterface<IShopServiceAsync>(ctx, system);
+        rb.PushCopyObjects(ctx, async_interface->GetEvent());
+        rb.PushIpcInterface<IShopServiceAsync>(ctx, std::move(async_interface));
     }
 };