class RootTableViewCell: BaseTableViewCell<ModelRoot> {
        fileprivate let padding_constant: CGFloat = 10.0
       //Just to customize table cell and to explain use of custom cell
       var labelName: UILabel!
       
     override var item: ModelRoot! {
       didSet {
           self.labelName.text = item.name
       }
    }
  }

class RootViewController: GenericListViewController<RootTableViewCell, ModelRoot> {
 .......
}

 class RootViewController: GenericListViewController<RootTableViewCell, ModelRoot> {
  let dummyNames = [ModelRoot(name: "James"), ModelRoot(name: "Bianca"), ModelRoot(name: "Robert"), ModelRoot(name: "Peter"), ModelRoot(name: "Gagan"), ModelRoot(name: "Siree"), ModelRoot(name: "Sarah"), ModelRoot(name: "Pure"),  ModelRoot(name: "Annu"),  ModelRoot(name: "Const")]

  //MARK:- View Controller life cyle
  override func viewDidLoad() {
      super.viewDidLoad()
      //title
      self.title = "Generic Table"
      items = dummyNames
  }

  struct ModelRoot {
   let name: String
}