JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul>
    <li>item1</li>
    <li>item2</li>
    <li>item3</li>
</ul>

JavaScript

$('ul').sortable({});
$('ul').on('sortupdate', function () {
    console.log('update called');
});
$('ul').trigger('sortupdate');