Draggable Directive

by Donal Devine

JavaScript

app.directive('draggable', function($document) {
    var startX=0, startY=0, x = 0, y = 0;
    return function(scope, element, attr) {
      element.css({
       position: 'relative',
       cursor: 'pointer'
      });
      element.bind('mousedown', function(event) {
        startX = event.screenX - x;
        startY = event.screenY - y;
        $document.bind('mousemove', mousemove);
        $document.bind('mouseup', mouseup);
      });

      function mousemove(event) {
        y = event.screenY - startY;
        x = event.screenX - startX;
        element.css({
          top: y + 'px',
          left:  x + 'px'
        });
      }

      function mouseup() {
        $document.unbind('mousemove', mousemove);
        $document.unbind('mouseup', mouseup);
      }
    }
  });