JS: Capture Mouse / Capture Touch

utils.captureMouse.js

/* Object that contains our utility functions.
 * Attached to the window object which acts as the global namespace.
 */
window.utils = {};

/**
 * Keeps track of the current mouse position, relative to an element.
 * @param {HTMLElement} element
 * @return {object} Contains properties: x, y, event
 */
window.utils.captureMouse = function (element) {
  var mouse = {x: 0, y: 0, event: null},
      body_scrollLeft = document.body.scrollLeft,
      element_scrollLeft = document.documentElement.scrollLeft,
      body_scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop,
      element_scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop,
      offsetLeft = element.offsetLeft,
      offsetTop = element.offsetTop;
  
  element.addEventListener('mousemove', function (event) {
    var x, y;
    
    if (event.pageX || event.pageY) {
      x = event.pageX;
      y = event.pageY;
    } else {
      x = event.clientX + body_scrollLeft + element_scrollLeft;
      y = event.clientY + body_scrollTop + element_scrollTop;
    }
    x -= offsetLeft;
    y -= offsetTop;
    
    mouse.x = x;
    mouse.y = y;
    mouse.event = event;
  }, false);
  
  return mouse;
};

/**
 * Keeps track of the current (first) touch position, relative to an element.
 * @param {HTMLElement} element
 * @return {object} Contains properties: x, y, isPressed, event
 */
window.utils.captureTouch = function (element) {
  var touch = {x: null, y: null, isPressed: false, event: null},
      body_scrollLeft = document.body.scrollLeft,
      element_scrollLeft = document.documentElement.scrollLeft,
      body_scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop,
      element_scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop,
      offsetLeft = element.offsetLeft,
      offsetTop = element.offsetTop;

  element.addEventListener('touchstart', function (event) {
    touch.isPressed = true;
    touch.event = event;
  }, false);

  element.addEventListener('touchend', function (event) {
    touch.isPressed = false;
    touch.x = null;
    touch.y = null;
    touch.event = event;
  }, false);
  
  element.addEventListener('touchmove', function (event) {
    var x, y,
        touch_event = event.touches[0]; //first touch
    
    if (touch_event.pageX || touch_event.pageY) {
      x = touch_event.pageX;
      y = touch_event.pageY;
    } else {
      x = touch_event.clientX + body_scrollLeft + element_scrollLeft;
      y = touch_event.clientY + body_scrollTop + element_scrollTop;
    }
    x -= offsetLeft;
    y -= offsetTop;
    
    touch.x = x;
    touch.y = y;
    touch.event = event;
  }, false);
  
  return touch;
};