Working on a dynamic-height scroll pool, almost done

src/UI/Panels/GameObjectInspector.cs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Panels
     {
         public override string Name => "GameObject Inspector";
 
-        public SimpleListSource<Component> ComponentList;
+        //public SimpleListSource<Component> ComponentList;
 
         public override void Update()
         {
@@ -33,28 +33,19 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Panels
             };
         }
 
-        public SimpleCell<Component> CreateCell(RectTransform rect)
-        {
-            var button = rect.GetComponentInChildren<Button>();
-            var text = button.GetComponentInChildren<Text>();
-            var cell = new SimpleCell<Component>(ComponentList, rect.gameObject, button, text);
-            cell.OnClick += OnCellClicked;
-            return cell;
-        }
-
         public void OnCellClicked(SimpleCell<Component> cell)
         {
             ExplorerCore.Log("Cell clicked!");
         }
 
-        public void SetCell(SimpleCell<Component> cell, int index)
-        {
-            var comp = ComponentList.currentEntries[index];
-            if (!comp)
-                cell.buttonText.text = "<color=red>[Destroyed]</color>";
-            else
-                cell.buttonText.text = ToStringUtility.GetDefaultLabel(comp, ReflectionProvider.Instance.GetActualType(comp), true, false);
-        }
+        //public void SetCell(SimpleCell<Component> cell, int index)
+        //{
+        //    var comp = ComponentList.currentEntries[index];
+        //    if (!comp)
+        //        cell.buttonText.text = "<color=red>[Destroyed]</color>";
+        //    else
+        //        cell.buttonText.text = ToStringUtility.GetDefaultLabel(comp, ReflectionProvider.Instance.GetActualType(comp), true, false);
+        //}
 
         public bool ShouldDisplay(Component comp, string filter)
         {
@@ -87,10 +78,10 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Panels
             {
                 // height changed, hard refresh required.
                 previousRectHeight = obj.rect.height;
-                ComponentList.Scroller.ReloadData();
+                //scrollPool.ReloadData();
             }
 
-            ComponentList.Scroller.Refresh();
+            //scrollPool.Refresh();
         }
 
         public override void SetDefaultPosAndAnchors()
@@ -105,24 +96,218 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Panels
             mainPanelRect.pivot = new Vector2(0.5f, 0.5f);
         }
 
+        private DynamicScrollPool scrollPool;
+
         public override void ConstructPanelContent()
         {
-            // Transform Tree
-
-            var infiniteScroll = UIFactory.CreateInfiniteScroll(content, "ComponentList", out GameObject scrollObj,
+            // temp debug
+            scrollPool = UIFactory.CreateDynamicScrollPool(content, "Test", out GameObject scrollObj,
                 out GameObject scrollContent, new Color(0.15f, 0.15f, 0.15f));
             UIFactory.SetLayoutElement(scrollObj, flexibleHeight: 9999);
             UIFactory.SetLayoutElement(scrollContent, flexibleHeight: 9999);
 
-            ComponentList = new SimpleListSource<Component>(infiniteScroll, GetEntries, CreateCell, SetCell, ShouldDisplay);
-            ComponentList.Init();
+            var test = new DynamicListTest(scrollPool);
+            test.Init();
+
+            var prototype = DynamicCellTest.CreatePrototypeCell(scrollContent);
+            scrollPool.PrototypeCell = prototype.GetComponent<RectTransform>();
+
+            //// Component list
+
+            //var scrollPool = (ScrollPool)UIFactory.CreateScrollPool<ScrollPool>(content, "ComponentList", out GameObject scrollObj,
+            //    out GameObject scrollContent, new Color(0.15f, 0.15f, 0.15f));
+            //UIFactory.SetLayoutElement(scrollObj, flexibleHeight: 9999);
+            //UIFactory.SetLayoutElement(scrollContent, flexibleHeight: 9999);
+
+            //ComponentList = new SimpleListSource<Component>(scrollPool, GetEntries, CreateCell, SetCell, ShouldDisplay);
+            //ComponentList.Init();
+
+            //// Prototype tree cell
+            //var prototype = SimpleCell<Component>.CreatePrototypeCell(scrollContent);
+            //scrollPool.PrototypeCell = prototype.GetComponent<RectTransform>();
 
-            // Prototype tree cell
-            var prototype = SimpleCell<Component>.CreatePrototypeCell(scrollContent);
-            infiniteScroll.PrototypeCell = prototype.GetComponent<RectTransform>();
 
-            // some references
             previousRectHeight = mainPanelRect.rect.height;
         }
     }
+
+    public class DynamicListTest : IDynamicDataSource
+    {
+        public struct Data
+        {
+            public float height; public Color color; 
+            public Data(float f, Color c) { height = f; color = c; }
+        };
+
+        public int ItemCount => imaginaryData.Count;
+
+        public float DefaultCellHeight => 25f;
+
+        // private List<DynamicCellTest> cellCache = new List<DynamicCellTest>();
+
+        private List<Data> imaginaryData;
+
+        internal DynamicScrollPool Scroller;
+
+        public DynamicListTest(DynamicScrollPool scroller) { Scroller = scroller; }
+
+        public void Init()
+        {
+            imaginaryData = new List<Data>();
+            for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+            {
+                imaginaryData.Add(new Data
+                {
+                    height = (UnityEngine.Random.Range(25f, 800f)
+                        + UnityEngine.Random.Range(25f, 50f)
+                        + 50f)
+                        * 0.25f,
+                    //height = 25f,
+                    color = new Color
+                    {
+                        r = UnityEngine.Random.Range(0.1f, 0.8f),
+                        g = UnityEngine.Random.Range(0.1f, 0.8f),
+                        b = UnityEngine.Random.Range(0.1f, 0.8f),
+                        a = 1
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+
+            RuntimeProvider.Instance.StartCoroutine(InitCoroutine());
+        }
+
+        private IEnumerator InitCoroutine()
+        {
+            yield return null;
+
+            //RefreshData();
+            Scroller.DataSource = this;
+            Scroller.Initialize(this);
+        }
+
+        public ICell CreateCell(RectTransform cellTransform)
+        {
+            var cell = new DynamicCellTest(cellTransform.gameObject, 
+                cellTransform.GetComponentInChildren<Image>(), 
+                cellTransform.Find("Label").GetComponent<Text>());
+
+            return cell;
+        }
+
+        //public float GetHeightForCell(int index)
+        //{
+        //    if (index < 0 || index >= imaginaryData.Count)
+        //        return 0f;
+        //    return imaginaryData[index].height;
+        //}
+
+        //public float GetTotalHeight()
+        //{
+        //    float ret = 0f;
+        //    foreach (var f in imaginaryData)
+        //        ret += f.height;
+        //    return ret;
+        //}
+
+        public void SetCell(ICell icell, int index)
+        {
+            if (index < 0 || index >= imaginaryData.Count)
+            {
+                icell.Disable();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var cell = icell as DynamicCellTest;
+            var data = imaginaryData[index];
+            cell.image.color = data.color;
+            cell.text.text = $"{index}: {data.height}";
+            cell.Height = data.height;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class DynamicCellTest : IDynamicCell
+    {
+        public DynamicScrollPool.CachedCell Cached;
+
+        public DynamicCellTest(GameObject uiRoot, Image image, Text text)
+        {
+            this.uiRoot = uiRoot;
+            this.image = image;
+            this.text = text;
+
+            var button = uiRoot.GetComponentInChildren<Button>();
+            var layout = uiRoot.GetComponent<LayoutElement>();
+            button.onClick.AddListener(() => 
+            {
+                if (!expanded)
+                {
+                    layout.minHeight = this.Height;
+                    expanded = true;
+                    if (Cached != null) Cached.Height = Height;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    this.Height = 25;// default height
+                    layout.minHeight = Height; 
+                    expanded = false;
+                    if (Cached != null) Cached.Height = Height;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        private bool expanded;
+
+        public bool Enabled => m_enabled;
+        private bool m_enabled;
+
+        public float Height;
+
+        public GameObject uiRoot;
+        public Image image;
+        public Text text;
+
+        public LayoutGroup layoutGroup;
+        public Button button;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            m_enabled = false;
+            uiRoot.SetActive(false);
+            //image.color = Color.red;
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            m_enabled = true;
+            uiRoot.SetActive(true);
+        }
+
+        public float GetHeight()
+        {
+            return Height;
+        }
+
+        public static GameObject CreatePrototypeCell(GameObject parent)
+        {
+            var prototype = UIFactory.CreateHorizontalGroup(parent, "PrototypeCell", true, true, true, true, 2, default,
+                new Color(0.15f, 0.15f, 0.15f), TextAnchor.MiddleCenter);
+            //var cell = prototype.AddComponent<TransformCell>();
+            var rect = prototype.GetComponent<RectTransform>();
+            rect.anchorMin = new Vector2(0, 1);
+            rect.anchorMax = new Vector2(0, 1);
+            rect.pivot = new Vector2(0.5f, 1);
+            rect.sizeDelta = new Vector2(25, 25);
+            UIFactory.SetLayoutElement(prototype, minWidth: 100, flexibleWidth: 9999, minHeight: 25, flexibleHeight: 0);
+
+            var text = UIFactory.CreateLabel(prototype, "Label", "notset", TextAnchor.MiddleCenter);
+            UIFactory.SetLayoutElement(text.gameObject, minHeight: 25, minWidth: 200, flexibleWidth: 0);
+
+            var button = UIFactory.CreateButton(prototype, "button", "Toggle");
+            UIFactory.SetLayoutElement(button.gameObject, minWidth: 50, flexibleWidth: 0, minHeight: 25);
+
+            prototype.SetActive(false);
+
+            return prototype;
+        }
+    }
 }

src/UI/Panels/SceneExplorer.cs

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Panels
             Tree.RefreshData(true);
         }
 
-        private float previousRectHeight;
+        private float highestRectHeight;
 
         public override void OnFinishResize(RectTransform panel)
         {
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Panels
         {
             yield return null;
 
-            if (obj.rect.height != previousRectHeight)
+            if (obj.rect.height > highestRectHeight)
             {
-                // height changed, hard refresh required.
-                previousRectHeight = obj.rect.height;
+                // height increased, hard refresh required.
+                highestRectHeight = obj.rect.height;
                 Tree.Scroller.ReloadData();
             }
             Tree.Scroller.Refresh();
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Panels
 
             // Transform Tree
 
-            var infiniteScroll = UIFactory.CreateInfiniteScroll(content, "TransformTree", out GameObject scrollObj,
+            var infiniteScroll = UIFactory.CreateScrollPool<ScrollPool>(content, "TransformTree", out GameObject scrollObj,
                 out GameObject scrollContent, new Color(0.15f, 0.15f, 0.15f));
             UIFactory.SetLayoutElement(scrollObj, flexibleHeight: 9999);
             UIFactory.SetLayoutElement(scrollContent, flexibleHeight: 9999);
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Panels
             infiniteScroll.PrototypeCell = prototype.GetComponent<RectTransform>();
 
             // some references
-            previousRectHeight = mainPanelRect.rect.height;
+            highestRectHeight = mainPanelRect.rect.height;
 
             // Scene Loader
             try

src/UI/UIFactory.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using UnityEngine.Events;
 using UnityEngine.UI;
 using UnityExplorer.Core.Config;
 using UnityExplorer.Core.Runtime;
+using UnityExplorer.UI.Models;
 using UnityExplorer.UI.Utility;
 using UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets;
 
@@ -692,8 +693,22 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI
             return dropdownObj;
         }
 
-        public static ScrollPool CreateInfiniteScroll(GameObject parent, string name, out GameObject uiRoot,
-            out GameObject content, Color? bgColor = null, bool autoResizeSliderHandle = true)
+        public static DynamicScrollPool CreateDynamicScrollPool(GameObject parent, string name, out GameObject uiRoot,
+            out GameObject content, Color? bgColor, bool autoResizeSliderHandle = true)
+        {
+            var pool = CreateScrollPool<DynamicScrollPool>(parent, name, out uiRoot, out content, bgColor, autoResizeSliderHandle);
+
+            SetLayoutGroup<VerticalLayoutGroup>(content, true, false, true, true, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
+                TextAnchor.UpperCenter);
+
+            var rect = content.GetComponent<RectTransform>();
+            rect.pivot = new Vector2(0.5f, 1f);
+
+            return pool;
+        }
+
+        public static T CreateScrollPool<T>(GameObject parent, string name, out GameObject uiRoot,
+            out GameObject content, Color? bgColor = null, bool autoResizeSliderHandle = true) where T : IScrollPool
         {
             var mainObj = CreateUIObject(name, parent, new Vector2(1, 1));
             mainObj.AddComponent<Image>().color = bgColor ?? new Color(0.12f, 0.12f, 0.12f);
@@ -752,10 +767,10 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI
 
             uiRoot = mainObj;
 
-            var infiniteScroll = new ScrollPool(scrollRect);
-            infiniteScroll.AutoResizeHandleRect = autoResizeSliderHandle;
+            var scrollPool = (T)Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(T), new object[] { scrollRect });
+            scrollPool.AutoResizeHandleRect = autoResizeSliderHandle;
 
-            return infiniteScroll;
+            return scrollPool;
         }
 
         /// <summary>

src/UI/Widgets/ScrollPool/Dynamic/DynamicScrollPool.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,487 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine.UI;
+using UnityExplorer.UI.Models;
+
+namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A <see cref="ScrollPool"/> for content with cells that vary in height, using VerticalLayoutGroup and LayoutElement.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class DynamicScrollPool : UIBehaviourModel, IScrollPool
+    {
+        // internal class used to track and manage cell views
+        public class CachedCell
+        {
+            public DynamicScrollPool Pool { get; }  // reference to this scrollpool
+            public RectTransform Rect { get; }      // the Rect (actual UI object)
+            public IDynamicCell Cell { get; }       // the ICell (to interface with DataSource)
+
+            // used to automatically manage the Pool's TotalCellHeight
+            public float Height
+            {
+                get => m_height;
+                set
+                {
+                    if (value.Equals(m_height))
+                        return;
+                    var diff = value - m_height;
+                    Pool.TotalCellHeight += diff;
+                    m_height = value;
+                }
+            }
+            private float m_height;
+
+            public CachedCell(DynamicScrollPool pool, RectTransform rect, IDynamicCell cell)
+            {
+                this.Pool = pool;
+                this.Rect = rect;
+                this.Cell = cell;
+
+                // TODO temp debug
+                (cell as Panels.DynamicCellTest).Cached = this;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public DynamicScrollPool(ScrollRect scrollRect)
+        {
+            this.scrollRect = scrollRect;
+        }
+
+        public bool AutoResizeHandleRect { get; set; }
+        public float ExtraPoolCoverageRatio = 1.2f;
+        public IDynamicDataSource DataSource;
+        public RectTransform PrototypeCell;
+
+        // UI
+
+        public override GameObject UIRoot => scrollRect.gameObject;
+
+        public RectTransform Viewport => scrollRect.viewport;
+        public RectTransform Content => scrollRect.content;
+
+        internal Slider slider;
+        internal ScrollRect scrollRect;
+        internal VerticalLayoutGroup contentLayout;
+
+        // Cache / tracking
+
+        // 1.2x height of Viewport height.
+        private Vector2 RecycleViewBounds;
+
+        private readonly List<CachedCell> CellPool = new List<CachedCell>();
+        // private readonly List<Vector2> DataHeightCache = new List<Vector2>();
+        private readonly List<float> DataHeightCache = new List<float>();
+
+        public float AdjustedTotalCellHeight => TotalCellHeight + (contentLayout.spacing * (CellPool.Count - 1));
+        internal float TotalCellHeight
+        {
+            get => m_totalCellHeight;
+            set
+            {
+                if (TotalCellHeight.Equals(value))
+                    return;
+                m_totalCellHeight = value;
+                SetDisplayedContentHeight();
+            }
+        }
+        private float m_totalCellHeight;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The first and last displayed indexes relative to the DataSource's list
+        /// </summary>
+        private int topDataIndex, bottomDataIndex;
+
+        public bool IsDisplayed(int index) => index >= topDataIndex && index <= bottomDataIndex;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// For keeping track of where cellPool[0] and cellPool[last] actually are in the transform heirarchy
+        /// </summary>
+        private int topMostCellIndex, bottomMostCellIndex;
+
+        private int CurrentDataCount => bottomDataIndex + 1;
+
+        private Vector2 _prevAnchoredPos;
+        private Vector2 _prevViewportSize; // TODO track viewport height and rebuild on change? or leave that to datasource?
+
+        #region internal set tracking and update
+
+        //private bool _recycling;
+
+        public bool ExternallySetting
+        {
+            get => externallySetting;
+            internal set
+            {
+                if (externallySetting == value)
+                    return;
+                timeOfLastExternalSet = Time.time;
+                externallySetting = value;
+            }
+        }
+        private bool externallySetting;
+        private float timeOfLastExternalSet;
+
+        public override void Update()
+        {
+            if (externallySetting && timeOfLastExternalSet < Time.time)
+                externallySetting = false;
+        }
+        #endregion
+       
+        //  Initialize
+
+        public void Initialize(IDynamicDataSource dataSource)
+        {
+            this.slider = scrollRect.GetComponentInChildren<Slider>();
+            slider.onValueChanged.AddListener(OnSliderValueChanged);
+            this.contentLayout = scrollRect.content.GetComponent<VerticalLayoutGroup>();
+
+            DataSource = dataSource;
+
+            scrollRect.vertical = true;
+            scrollRect.horizontal = false;
+
+            scrollRect.onValueChanged.RemoveListener(OnValueChangedListener);
+            RuntimeProvider.Instance.StartCoroutine(InitCoroutine());
+        }
+
+        private IEnumerator InitCoroutine()
+        {
+            scrollRect.content.anchoredPosition = Vector2.zero;
+
+            yield return null;
+
+            _prevAnchoredPos = scrollRect.content.anchoredPosition;
+            _prevViewportSize = new Vector2(scrollRect.viewport.rect.width, scrollRect.viewport.rect.height);
+
+            SetRecycleViewBounds();
+            //RefreshDataHeightCache();
+
+            CreateCellPool();
+            BuildInitialHeightCache();
+
+            SetDisplayedContentHeight();
+
+            UpdateSliderPositionAndSize();
+
+            scrollRect.onValueChanged.AddListener(OnValueChangedListener);
+        }
+
+        private void BuildInitialHeightCache()
+        {
+            float defaultHeight = DataSource.DefaultCellHeight;
+            for (int i = 0; i < DataSource.ItemCount; i++)
+            {
+                if (i < CellPool.Count)
+                    DataHeightCache.Add(CellPool[i].Height);
+                else
+                    DataHeightCache.Add(defaultHeight);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private float GetStartPositionOfData(int index)
+        {
+            float start = 0f;
+            for (int i = 0; i < index; i++)
+                start += DataHeightCache[i] + contentLayout.spacing;
+            return start;
+        }
+
+        // Refresh methods
+
+        // TODO need a quick refresh method / populate cells (?)
+
+        public void SetRecycleViewBounds()
+        {
+            var extra = (Viewport.rect.height * ExtraPoolCoverageRatio) - Viewport.rect.height;
+            RecycleViewBounds = new Vector2(Viewport.MinY() + extra, Viewport.MaxY() - extra);
+        }
+
+        public void SetDisplayedContentHeight()
+        {
+            var viewRect = scrollRect.viewport;
+            scrollRect.content.sizeDelta = new Vector2(
+                scrollRect.content.sizeDelta.x, 
+                AdjustedTotalCellHeight - viewRect.rect.height);
+        }
+
+        public void UpdateDisplayedHeightCache()
+        {
+            if (!CellPool.Any()) return;
+
+            int cellIdx = topMostCellIndex;
+            int dataIndex = topDataIndex;
+            int iterated = 0;
+            while (iterated < CellPool.Count)
+            {
+                var cell = CellPool[cellIdx];
+                cellIdx++;
+                if (cellIdx >= CellPool.Count)
+                    cellIdx = 0;
+
+                cell.Height = cell.Rect.rect.height;
+                DataHeightCache[dataIndex] = cell.Height;
+
+                dataIndex++;
+                iterated++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Cell pool
+
+        private void CreateCellPool()
+        {
+            //Reseting Pool
+            if (CellPool.Any())
+            {
+                foreach (var cell in CellPool)
+                    GameObject.Destroy(cell.Rect.gameObject);
+                CellPool.Clear();
+            }
+
+            //Set the prototype cell active and set cell anchor as top 
+            PrototypeCell.gameObject.SetActive(true);
+
+            //Temps
+            float currentPoolCoverage = 0f;
+
+            float requiredCoverage = scrollRect.viewport.rect.height * ExtraPoolCoverageRatio;
+
+            topMostCellIndex = 0;
+            topDataIndex = 0;
+            bottomMostCellIndex = -1;
+
+            // create cells until the Pool area is covered.
+            // use minimum default height so that maximum pool count is reached.
+            while (currentPoolCoverage < requiredCoverage)
+            {
+                bottomMostCellIndex++;
+
+                //Instantiate and add to Pool
+                RectTransform rect = GameObject.Instantiate(PrototypeCell.gameObject).GetComponent<RectTransform>();
+                rect.name = $"Cell_{CellPool.Count + 1}";
+                var cell = (IDynamicCell)DataSource.CreateCell(rect);
+                CellPool.Add(new CachedCell(this, rect, cell));
+                rect.SetParent(scrollRect.content, false);
+
+                currentPoolCoverage += rect.rect.height + this.contentLayout.spacing;
+            }
+
+            bottomDataIndex = bottomMostCellIndex;
+
+            // after creating pool, set displayed cells.
+            //posY = 0f;
+            for (int i = 0; i < CellPool.Count; i++)
+            {
+                var cell = CellPool[i];
+                SetCell(cell, i);
+            }
+
+            //Deactivate prototype cell if it is not a prefab(i.e it's present in scene)
+            if (PrototypeCell.gameObject.scene.IsValid())
+                PrototypeCell.gameObject.SetActive(false);
+        }
+
+        private void SetCell(CachedCell cell, int dataIndex)
+        {
+            cell.Cell.Enable();
+            DataSource.SetCell(cell.Cell, dataIndex);
+            cell.Height = cell.Cell.Enabled ? cell.Rect.rect.height : 0f;
+        }
+
+        // Value change processor
+
+        internal void OnValueChangedListener(Vector2 val)
+        {
+            if (ExternallySetting)
+                return;
+
+            // ExternallySetting = true;
+            SetRecycleViewBounds();
+            UpdateDisplayedHeightCache();
+            // ExternallySetting = false;
+
+            Vector2 dir = scrollRect.content.anchoredPosition - _prevAnchoredPos;
+            var adjust = ProcessValueChange(dir.y);
+            scrollRect.m_ContentStartPosition += adjust;
+            scrollRect.m_PrevPosition += adjust;
+            _prevAnchoredPos = scrollRect.content.anchoredPosition;
+
+            UpdateSliderPositionAndSize();
+        }
+
+        internal Vector2 ProcessValueChange(float yChange)
+        {
+            if (ExternallySetting)
+                return Vector2.zero;
+
+            SetRecycleViewBounds();
+
+            float adjust = 0f;
+            var topCell = CellPool[topMostCellIndex].Rect;
+            var bottomCell = CellPool[bottomMostCellIndex].Rect;
+
+            if (yChange > 0) // Scrolling down
+            {
+                if (topCell.position.y >= RecycleViewBounds.x)
+                    adjust = RecycleTopToBottom();
+
+            }
+            else if (yChange < 0) // Scrolling up
+            {
+                if (bottomCell.MaxY() < RecycleViewBounds.y)
+                    adjust = RecycleBottomToTop();
+            }
+
+            return new Vector2(0, adjust);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Recycles cells from top to bottom in the List heirarchy
+        /// </summary>
+        private float RecycleTopToBottom()
+        {
+            ExternallySetting = true;
+
+            float recycledheight = 0f;
+            //float posY;
+
+            while (CellPool[topMostCellIndex].Rect.position.y > RecycleViewBounds.x && CurrentDataCount < DataSource.ItemCount)
+            {
+                var cell = CellPool[topMostCellIndex];
+
+                //Move top cell to bottom
+                cell.Rect.SetAsLastSibling();
+                LayoutRebuilder.ForceRebuildLayoutImmediate(Content);
+
+                // update content position
+                Content.anchoredPosition -= Vector2.up * cell.Height;
+                recycledheight += cell.Height + contentLayout.spacing;
+
+                //set Cell
+                DataSource.SetCell(cell.Cell, CurrentDataCount);
+                cell.Height = cell.Rect.rect.height;
+
+                LayoutRebuilder.ForceRebuildLayoutImmediate(Content);
+
+                //set new indices
+                topDataIndex++;
+                bottomDataIndex++;
+
+                bottomMostCellIndex = topMostCellIndex;
+                topMostCellIndex = (topMostCellIndex + 1) % CellPool.Count;
+            }
+
+            return -recycledheight;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Recycles cells from bottom to top in the List heirarchy
+        /// </summary>
+        private float RecycleBottomToTop()
+        {
+            ExternallySetting = true;
+
+            float recycledheight = 0f;
+            //float posY;
+
+            while (CellPool[bottomMostCellIndex].Rect.MaxY() < RecycleViewBounds.y && CurrentDataCount > CellPool.Count)
+            {
+                var cell = CellPool[bottomMostCellIndex];
+
+                //Move bottom cell to top
+                cell.Rect.SetAsFirstSibling();
+                LayoutRebuilder.ForceRebuildLayoutImmediate(Content);
+
+                // update content position
+                Content.anchoredPosition += Vector2.up * cell.Height;
+                recycledheight += cell.Height + contentLayout.spacing;
+
+                LayoutRebuilder.ForceRebuildLayoutImmediate(Content);
+
+                //set new index
+                topDataIndex--;
+                bottomDataIndex--;
+
+                //set Cell
+                DataSource.SetCell(cell.Cell, topDataIndex);
+                cell.Height = cell.Rect.rect.height;
+
+                //set new indices
+                topMostCellIndex = bottomMostCellIndex;
+                bottomMostCellIndex = (bottomMostCellIndex - 1 + CellPool.Count) % CellPool.Count;
+            }
+
+            return recycledheight;
+        }
+
+        // Slider 
+
+        private void UpdateSliderPositionAndSize()
+        {
+            int total = DataSource.ItemCount;
+            total = Math.Max(total, 1);
+
+            // NAIVE TEMP DEBUG - all cells will NOT be the same height!
+
+            var spread = CellPool.Count(it => it.Cell.Enabled);
+
+            // TODO temp debug
+            bool forceValue = true;
+            if (forceValue)
+            {
+                if (spread >= total)
+                    slider.value = 0f;
+                else
+                    slider.value = (float)((decimal)topDataIndex / Math.Max(1, total - CellPool.Count));
+            }
+
+            if (AutoResizeHandleRect)
+            {
+                var viewportHeight = scrollRect.viewport.rect.height;
+
+                var handleRatio = (decimal)spread / total;
+                var handleHeight = viewportHeight * (float)Math.Min(1, handleRatio);
+
+                handleHeight = Math.Max(handleHeight, 15f);
+
+                // need to resize the handle container area for the size of the handle (bigger handle = smaller container)
+                var container = slider.m_HandleContainerRect;
+                container.offsetMax = new Vector2(container.offsetMax.x, -(handleHeight * 0.5f));
+                container.offsetMin = new Vector2(container.offsetMin.x, handleHeight * 0.5f);
+
+                var handle = slider.handleRect;
+
+                handle.SetSizeWithCurrentAnchors(RectTransform.Axis.Vertical, handleHeight);
+
+                // if slider is 100% height then make it not interactable.
+                slider.interactable = !Mathf.Approximately(handleHeight, viewportHeight);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void OnSliderValueChanged(float val)
+        {
+            if (this.ExternallySetting)
+                return;
+            this.ExternallySetting = true;
+
+            // TODO this cant work until we have a cache of all data heights.
+            // will need to maintain that as we go and assume default height for indeterminate cells.
+        }
+
+        private void JumpToIndex(int dataIndex)
+        {
+            // TODO this cant work until we have a cache of all data heights.
+            // will need to maintain that as we go and assume default height for indeterminate cells.
+        }
+
+
+        /// <summary>Use <see cref="UIFactory.CreateScrollPool"/></summary>
+        public override void ConstructUI(GameObject parent) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+}

src/UI/Widgets/ScrollPool/Dynamic/IDynamicCell.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine.UI;
+
+namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
+{
+    public interface IDynamicCell : ICell
+    {
+        //GameObject ExpandableContent { get; }
+        //void OnExpand(bool expanded);
+
+        //event Action<bool> OnExpanded;
+    }
+}

src/UI/Widgets/ScrollPool/Dynamic/IDynamicDataSource.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
+{
+    public interface IDynamicDataSource : IPoolDataSource
+    {
+        //float GetHeightForCell(int index);
+        float DefaultCellHeight { get; }
+    }
+}

src/UI/Widgets/ScrollPool/IScrollPool.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
+{
+    public interface IScrollPool
+    {
+        bool AutoResizeHandleRect { get; set; }
+    }
+}

src/UI/Widgets/ScrollPool/ScrollPool.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ using UnityExplorer.UI.Models;
 
 namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
 {
-    public class ScrollPool : UIBehaviourModel
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A <see cref="ScrollRect"/> handler which pools displayed cells to improve performance.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ScrollPool : UIBehaviourModel, IScrollPool
     {
         public ScrollPool(ScrollRect scrollRect)
         {
@@ -23,11 +26,13 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
 
         public override GameObject UIRoot => scrollRect.gameObject;
 
-        /// <summary>Use <see cref="UIFactory.CreateInfiniteScroll"/></summary>
+        /// <summary>Use <see cref="UIFactory.CreateScrollPool"/></summary>
         public override void ConstructUI(GameObject parent) => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
         internal ScrollRect scrollRect;
 
+        public bool AutoResizeHandleRect { get; set; }
+
         internal RectTransform PrototypeCell;
         internal Slider _slider;
 
@@ -49,9 +54,6 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
 
         internal int currentItemCount; //item count corresponding to the datasource.
         internal int topMostCellIndex, bottomMostCellIndex; //Topmost and bottommost cell in the heirarchy
-        internal int _topMostCellColoumn, _bottomMostCellColoumn; // used for recyling in Grid layout. top-most and bottom-most coloumn
-
-        public bool AutoResizeHandleRect;
 
         public bool ExternallySetting
         {
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
                 if (externallySetting == value)
                     return;
                 timeOfLastExternalSet = Time.time;
-                externallySetting = true;
+                externallySetting = value;
             }
         }
         private bool externallySetting;
@@ -102,12 +104,12 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
             scrollRect.m_ContentStartPosition += ProcessValueChange(dir);
             _prevAnchoredPos = scrollRect.content.anchoredPosition;
 
-            SetSliderFromScrollValue();
+            UpdateSlider();
 
             // ExternallySetting = false;
         }
 
-        internal void SetSliderFromScrollValue(bool forceValue = true)
+        internal void UpdateSlider(bool forceValue = true)
         {
             int total = DataSource.ItemCount;
             total = Math.Max(total, 1);
@@ -132,10 +134,9 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
                 var handleRatio = (decimal)spread / total;
                 var handleHeight = viewportHeight * (float)Math.Min(1, handleRatio);
 
-                // minimum handle size
                 handleHeight = Math.Max(handleHeight, 15f);
 
-                // need to resize the handle container area for the size of the handle (bigger handle = smaller area)
+                // need to resize the handle container area for the size of the handle (bigger handle = smaller container)
                 var container = _slider.m_HandleContainerRect;
                 container.offsetMax = new Vector2(container.offsetMax.x, -(handleHeight * 0.5f));
                 container.offsetMin = new Vector2(container.offsetMin.x, handleHeight * 0.5f);
@@ -185,7 +186,6 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
         /// <summary>
         /// Initialize with the provided DataSource
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="dataSource"></param>
         public void Initialize(IPoolDataSource dataSource)
         {
             DataSource = dataSource;
@@ -242,14 +242,12 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
 
             RefreshContentSize();
 
-            //internallySetting = true;
-            SetSliderFromScrollValue(false);
-            //internallySetting = false;
+            UpdateSlider(false);
         }
 
         public void PopulateCells()
         {
-            var width = scrollRect.viewport.GetComponent<RectTransform>().rect.width;
+            var width = scrollRect.viewport.rect.width;
             scrollRect.content.sizeDelta = new Vector2(width, scrollRect.content.sizeDelta.y);
 
             int cellIndex = topMostCellIndex;
@@ -259,8 +257,6 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
             {
                 var cell = _cachedCells[cellIndex];
                 cellIndex++;
-                if (cellIndex < 0)
-                    continue;
                 if (cellIndex >= _cachedCells.Count)
                     cellIndex = 0;
                 DataSource.SetCell(cell, itemIndex);
@@ -284,7 +280,7 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
             yield return null;
             SetRecyclingBounds();
 
-            //Cell Poool
+            //Cell Pool
             CreateCellPool();
             currentItemCount = _cellPool.Count;
             topMostCellIndex = 0;
@@ -334,9 +330,6 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
             PrototypeCell.gameObject.SetActive(true);
             SetTopAnchor(PrototypeCell);
 
-            //Reset
-            _topMostCellColoumn = _bottomMostCellColoumn = 0;
-
             //Temps
             float currentPoolCoverage = 0;
             int poolSize = 0;
@@ -366,7 +359,7 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
                 //Setting data for Cell
                 var cell = DataSource.CreateCell(item);
                 _cachedCells.Add(cell);
-                DataSource.SetCell(_cachedCells[_cachedCells.Count - 1], poolSize);
+                DataSource.SetCell(cell, poolSize);
 
                 //Update the Pool size
                 poolSize++;

src/UI/Widgets/SimpleList/SimpleListSource.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine.UI;
 using UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets;
 
 namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
@@ -12,15 +13,13 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
     {
         internal ScrollPool Scroller;
 
-        public Func<List<T>> GetEntries;
+        public int ItemCount => currentEntries.Count;
         public List<T> currentEntries;
 
-        public int ItemCount => currentEntries.Count;
-
-        public Func<RectTransform, SimpleCell<T>> CreateICell;
+        public Func<List<T>> GetEntries;
         public Action<SimpleCell<T>, int> SetICell;
-
-        public Func<T, string, bool> ShouldFilter;
+        public Func<T, string, bool> ShouldDisplay;
+        public Action<SimpleCell<T>> OnCellClicked;
 
         public string CurrentFilter
         {
@@ -30,15 +29,15 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
         private string currentFilter;
 
         public SimpleListSource(ScrollPool infiniteScroller, Func<List<T>> getEntriesMethod, 
-            Func<RectTransform, SimpleCell<T>> createCellMethod, Action<SimpleCell<T>, int> setICellMethod, 
-            Func<T, string, bool> shouldFilterMethod)
+            Action<SimpleCell<T>, int> setICellMethod, Func<T, string, bool> shouldDisplayMethod,
+            Action<SimpleCell<T>> onCellClickedMethod)
         {
             Scroller = infiniteScroller;
 
             GetEntries = getEntriesMethod;
-            CreateICell = createCellMethod;
             SetICell = setICellMethod;
-            ShouldFilter = shouldFilterMethod;
+            ShouldDisplay = shouldDisplayMethod;
+            OnCellClicked = onCellClickedMethod;
         }
 
         public void Init()
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
             {
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(currentFilter))
                 {
-                    if (!ShouldFilter.Invoke(entry, currentFilter))
+                    if (!ShouldDisplay.Invoke(entry, currentFilter))
                         continue;
 
                     list.Add(entry);
@@ -76,9 +75,13 @@ namespace UnityExplorer.UI.Widgets
             currentEntries = list;
         }
 
-        public ICell CreateCell(RectTransform cellTransform)
+        public ICell CreateCell(RectTransform rect)
         {
-            return CreateICell.Invoke(cellTransform);
+            var button = rect.GetComponentInChildren<Button>();
+            var text = button.GetComponentInChildren<Text>();
+            var cell = new SimpleCell<T>(this, rect.gameObject, button, text);
+            cell.OnClick += OnCellClicked;
+            return cell;
         }
 
         public void SetCell(ICell cell, int index)

src/UnityExplorer.csproj

@@ -272,10 +272,14 @@
     <Compile Include="UI\Utility\PanelDragger.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\Utility\SignatureHighlighter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\Utility\ToStringUtility.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="UI\Widgets\InfiniteScroll\ICell.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="UI\Widgets\InfiniteScroll\IListDataSource.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="UI\Widgets\InfiniteScroll\InfiniteScrollRect.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="UI\Widgets\InfiniteScroll\UIExtensions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="UI\Widgets\ScrollPool\Dynamic\IDynamicCell.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="UI\Widgets\ScrollPool\ICell.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="UI\Widgets\ScrollPool\Dynamic\IDynamicDataSource.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="UI\Widgets\ScrollPool\IPoolDataSource.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="UI\Widgets\ScrollPool\IScrollPool.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="UI\Widgets\ScrollPool\ScrollPool.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="UI\Widgets\ScrollPool\Dynamic\DynamicScrollPool.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="UI\Widgets\ScrollPool\UIExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\Widgets\InputFieldScroller.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\Widgets\SimpleList\SimpleCell.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\Widgets\SimpleList\SimpleListSource.cs" />