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public class MyRecyclerAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<MyRecyclerAdapter.ViewHolder> {

  private List<ViewModel> items;
  private int itemLayout;

  public MyRecyclerAdapter(List<ViewModel> items, int itemLayout) {
    this.items = items;
    this.itemLayout = itemLayout;
  }

  @Override public ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
    View v = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(itemLayout, parent, false);
    return new ViewHolder(v);
  }

  @Override public void onBindViewHolder(ViewHolder holder, int position) {
    ViewModel item = items.get(position);
    holder.text.setText(item.getText());
    holder.image.setImageBitmap(null);
    Picasso.with(holder.image.getContext()).cancelRequest(holder.image);
    Picasso.with(holder.image.getContext()).load(item.getImage()).into(holder.image);
    holder.itemView.setTag(item);
  }

  @Override public int getItemCount() {
    return items.size();
  }

  public static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
    public ImageView image;
    public TextView text;

    public ViewHolder(View itemView) {
      super(itemView);
      image = (ImageView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.image);
      text = (TextView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.text);
    }
  }
}

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public void add(ViewModel item, int position) {
  items.add(position, item);
  notifyItemInserted(position);
}

public void remove(ViewModel item) {
  int position = items.indexOf(item);
  items.remove(position);
  notifyItemRemoved(position);
}

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RecyclerView recyclerView = (RecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.list);
recyclerView.setHasFixedSize(true);
recyclerView.setAdapter(new MyRecyclerAdapter(createMockList(), R.layout.item));
recyclerView.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this));
recyclerView.setItemAnimator(new DefaultItemAnimator());