touchmouse.js

(function() {

    /* == GLOBAL DECLERATIONS == */
    TouchMouseEvent = {
        DOWN: "touchmousedown",
        UP: "touchmouseup",
        MOVE: "touchmousemove"
    }

    /* == EVENT LISTENERS == */
    var onMouseEvent = function(event) {
        var type;

        switch (event.type) {
            case "mousedown": type = TouchMouseEvent.DOWN; break;
            case "mouseup":   type = TouchMouseEvent.UP;   break;
            case "mousemove": type = TouchMouseEvent.MOVE; break;
            default: 
                return;
        }

        var touchMouseEvent = normalizeEvent(type, event, event.pageX, event.pageY);      
        $(event.target).trigger(touchMouseEvent); 
    }

    var onTouchEvent = function(event) {
        var type;

        switch (event.type) {
            case "touchstart": type = TouchMouseEvent.DOWN; break;
            case "touchend":   type = TouchMouseEvent.UP;   break;
            case "touchmove":  type = TouchMouseEvent.MOVE; break;
            default: 
                return;
        }

        var touch = event.originalEvent.touches[0];
        var touchMouseEvent;

        if (type == TouchMouseEvent.UP) 
            touchMouseEvent = normalizeEvent(type, event, null, null);
        else 
            touchMouseEvent = normalizeEvent(type, event, touch.pageX, touch.pageY);

        $(event.target).trigger(touchMouseEvent); 
    }

    /* == NORMALIZE == */
    var normalizeEvent = function(type, original, x, y) {
        return $.Event(type, {
            pageX: x,
            pageY: y,
            originalEvent: original
        });
    }

    /* == LISTEN TO ORIGINAL EVENT == */
    var jQueryDocument = $(document);

    if ("ontouchstart" in window) {
        jQueryDocument.on("touchstart", onTouchEvent);
        jQueryDocument.on("touchmove", onTouchEvent);
        jQueryDocument.on("touchend", onTouchEvent); 
    } else {
        jQueryDocument.on("mousedown", onMouseEvent);
        jQueryDocument.on("mouseup", onMouseEvent);
        jQueryDocument.on("mousemove", onMouseEvent);
    }

})();