#tap lightweight script (~1kb) to detect via Javascript events like 'tap' 'dbltap' 'longtap' 'swipe' 'pinch' 'rotate' on any kind of device. no dependencies.

##Usage Include the script into your page:

<script src="path/to/tap.js"></script>

Once you have included tap.js you will be able to catch all the new events:

elm.addEventListener('tap',function(e){});
elm.addEventListener('dbltap',function(e){});
elm.addEventListener('longtap',function(e){});
elm.addEventListener('swipe',function(e){});
elm.addEventListener('pinch',function(e){});
elm.addEventListener('rotate',function(e){});

It works with jQuery as well:

$(elm).on('tap',function(e,data){});
$(elm).on('dbltap',function(e,data){});
$(elm).on('longtap',function(e,data){});
$(elm).on('swipe',function(e,data){});
$(elm).on('pinch',function(e,data){});
$(elm).on('rotate',function(e,data){});

Anyway you can combine tap.js with the default javascript touch events:

• touchmove
• touchstart
• touchend
• touchcancel

To disable the default touch behaviours (zoom on double tap, scroll on swipe...) on a certain element via javascript you can always use the following snippet:

elm.addEventListener('touchmove',function(e){e.preventDefault()}); elm.addEventListener('touchstart',function(e){e.preventDefault()}); elm.addEventListener('touchend',function(e){e.preventDefault()});

##API and Examples

###Event Object Anytime you will use a Tap.js event the callback function will receive a special event object containing the some properties. thoese property consist of two type of property : common property and property specified by event type

• common property x { Int }: latest x position of pointer at the end of the event y { Int }: latest y position of pointer at the end of the event originalEvent { Object }: the original javascript native event that has been triggered

• property specified by event type

  distance: distance between the beginning and the end of the swipe gesture. this property is available only for the swipe events

  • x { Int }: the x absolute difference between the beginning and the end of the swipe gesture
  • y { Int }: the y absolute difference between the beginning and the end of the swipe gesture

  velocity: velocity vector when user swipe on the screen. this property is available only for the swipe events

  • x { Int }: the x component of velocity vector
  • y { Int }: the y component of velocity vector

  direction: direction when user swipe on the screen. Only support 'left' 'up' 'down' 'right'. this property is available only for the swipe events.

Examples:

elm.addEventListener('dbltap',function (e){
    console.log(e.x);
    console.log(e.y);
});


elm.addEventListener('swipe',function (e){
    console.log(e.x);
    console.log(e.y);
    console.log(e.distance.x);
    console.log(e.distance.y);
    console.log(e.velocity.x);
    console.log(e.velocity.y);
    console.log(e.direction);
});

// with jQuery

$(elm).on('dbltap',function (e,data){
    console.log(data.x);
    console.log(data.y);
});
$(elm).on('swipeup',function (e,data){
    console.log(e.x);
    console.log(e.y);
    console.log(e.distance.x);
    console.log(e.distance.y);
    console.log(e.velocity.x);
    console.log(e.velocity.y);
    console.log(e.direction);
});

##Browser Support

Actually the script has been tested on all the modern browsers but it need a better testing phase over several platforms: Chrome 29+ Firefox 23+ Opera 12+ Safari 5+

It works on mobile/tablet browsers and on desktop browsers as well.

On the old browsers all the tap.js events cannot be triggered.