View

attrs.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>

    <attr name="maxHeight" format="dimension" />
    <attr name="maxWidth" format="dimension" />

    <declare-styleable name="MyRecyclerView">
        <attr name="maxHeight" />
        <attr name="maxWidth" />
    </declare-styleable>

</resources>

MyRecyclerView.java

public class MyRecyclerView extends RecyclerView {
    private static final String TAG = MyRecyclerView.class.getSimpleName();

    private int mMaxWidth = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
    private int mMaxHeight = Integer.MAX_VALUE;

    public MyRecyclerView(Context context) {
        this(context, null);
    }

    public MyRecyclerView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        this(context, attrs, 0);
    }

    public MyRecyclerView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
        init(context, attrs, defStyle);
    }

    private void init(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        final TypedArray typedArray = context.obtainStyledAttributes(
                attrs, R.styleable.MyRecyclerView, defStyle, 0);

        setMaxWidth(typedArray.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.MyRecyclerView_maxWidth, Integer.MAX_VALUE));
        setMaxHeight(typedArray.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.MyRecyclerView_maxHeight, Integer.MAX_VALUE));

        typedArray.recycle();
    }

    /**
     * Supply a maximum width for this view.
     *
     * @param maxWidth The maximum width in pixels.
     *
     * @see #getMaxWidth()
     */
    public void setMaxWidth(int maxWidth) {
        mMaxWidth = maxWidth;
    }

    /**
     * @return The maximum width of this view in pixels.
     *
     * @see #setMaxWidth(int)
     */
    public int getMaxWidth() {
        return mMaxWidth;
    }

    /**
     * Supply a maximum height for this view.
     *
     * @param maxHeight The maximum height in pixels.
     *
     * @see #getMaxHeight()
     */
    public void setMaxHeight(int maxHeight) {
        mMaxHeight = maxHeight;
    }

    /**
     * @return The maximum height of this view in pixels.
     *
     * @see #setMaxHeight(int)
     */
    public int getMaxHeight() {
        return mMaxHeight;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onMeasure(int widthSpec, int heightSpec) {
        int width = MeasureSpec.getSize(widthSpec);
        int height = MeasureSpec.getSize(heightSpec);

        if (mMaxWidth >= 0 && width > mMaxWidth) {
            widthSpec = MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(mMaxWidth, MeasureSpec.AT_MOST);
        }
        if (mMaxHeight >= 0 && height > mMaxHeight) {
            heightSpec = MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(mMaxHeight, MeasureSpec.AT_MOST);
        }

        super.onMeasure(widthSpec, heightSpec);
    }
}