Smart guides

by 20yco

HTML

<div id="parent">
    <div class="other-objects" style="left:0px;top:300px;background:#a00;"></div>
    <div class="other-objects"></div>
    <div class="other-objects" style="left:400px;top:20px;"></div>
    <div class="objectx"></div>
    <div class="objecty"></div>
</div>

CSS

#parent{
    width:600px;
    height:500px;
    border:1px solid #000;
    position:relative;
}
.other-objects{
    background:#aaa;
    width:100px;
    height:100px;
    display:block;
    position:relative;
    left:140px;
    top:50px;
}
.objectx{
    display:none;
    //background:#fff;
    width:0px;
    height:100%;
    position:absolute;
    top:0px;
    left:10px;
    border-left: 1px solid yellow;
}
.objecty{
    display:none;
    //background:#fff;
    width:100%;
    height:0px;
    position:absolute;
    top:10px;
    left:0px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid yellow;
}

JavaScript

$.ui.plugin.add("draggable", "smartguides", {
	start: function(event, ui) {
		var i = $(this).data("draggable"), o = i.options;
		i.elements = [];
		$(o.smartguides.constructor != String ? ( o.smartguides.items || ':data(draggable)' ) : o.smartguides).each(function() {
			var $t = $(this); var $o = $t.offset();
			if(this != i.element[0]) i.elements.push({
				item: this,
				width: $t.outerWidth(), height: $t.outerHeight(),
				top: $o.top, left: $o.left
			});
		});
	},
    stop: function(event, ui) {
        $(".objectx").css({"display":"none"});
        $(".objecty").css({"display":"none"});
    },
	drag: function(event, ui) {
		var inst = $(this).data("draggable"), o = inst.options;
		var d = o.tolerance;
        $(".objectx").css({"display":"none"});
        $(".objecty").css({"display":"none"});
            var x1 = ui.offset.left, x2 = x1 + inst.helperProportions.width,
                y1 = ui.offset.top, y2 = y1 + inst.helperProportions.height,
                xc = (x1 + x2) / 2, yc = (y1 + y2) / 2;
            for (var i = inst.elements.length - 1; i >= 0; i--){
                var l = inst.elements[i].left, r = l + inst.elements[i].width,
                    t = inst.elements[i].top, b = t + inst.elements[i].height,
                    hc = (l + r) / 2, vc = (t + b) / 2;
                    var ls = Math.abs(l - x2) <= d;
                    var rs = Math.abs(r - x1) <= d;
                    var ts = Math.abs(t - y2) <= d;
                    var bs = Math.abs(b - y1) <= d;
                    var hs = Math.abs(hc - xc) <= d;
                    var vs = Math.abs(vc - yc) <= d; 
                if(ls) {
                    ui.position.left = inst._convertPositionTo("relative", { top: 0, left: l - inst.helperProportions.width }).left - inst.margins.left;
                    $(".objectx").css({"left":l-d-4,"display":"block"});
                }
                if(rs) {
                    ui.position.left = inst._convertPositionTo("relative", { top: 0,...