JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Riccal

HTML

<div id='container'></div>

CSS

#container {
    position: relative;
    width: 500px;
    height: 500px;
    background-color: #eee;
}

.block {
    position: absolute;
    width: 5px;
    height: 5px;
    background-color: red;
    opacity: 0.2;
}

JavaScript

$("#container").on("mousedown", function(event){
    if (event.target !== this) {
        return;
    }
    var $target = $(event.target),
        $block = $("<div />")
            .addClass("block")
            .css({
                top: event.pageY - $target.offset().top,
                left: event.pageX - $target.offset().left
            })
            .resizable()
            .draggable({ containment: $target });
    $target.append($block);
    simulateHandleEvent($block, "se", event);
})

function simulateHandleEvent($item, handle, event){
    $item.find(".ui-resizable-" + handle)
        .trigger("mouseover")
        .trigger({
            type: "mousedown", 
            which: 1,
            pageX: event.pageX,
            pageY: event.pageY
    });
}