feat(cdk/drag-drop): introduce resetToBoundary

src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/drag.ts

@@ -284,6 +284,11 @@ export class CdkDrag<T = any> implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     this._dragRef.reset();
   }
 
+  /** Resets drag item to end of boundary element. */
+  resetToBoundary() {
+    this._dragRef.resetToBoundary();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets the pixel coordinates of the draggable outside of a drop container.
    */

src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/standalone-drag.spec.ts

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {
   startDraggingViaMouse,
   startDraggingViaTouch,
 } from './test-utils.spec';
+import {isInsideClientRect, isOverflowingParent} from '../dom/dom-rect';
 
 describe('Standalone CdkDrag', () => {
   describe('mouse dragging', () => {
@@ -46,6 +47,95 @@ describe('Standalone CdkDrag', () => {
       expect(dragElement.style.transform).toBe('translate3d(50px, 100px, 0px)');
     }));
 
+    it('should reset drag item to boundary', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const fixture = createComponent(DragWithResizeableBoundary);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      let boundaryElement = fixture.componentInstance.boundaryElement.nativeElement;
+      let dragElement = fixture.componentInstance.dragElement.nativeElement;
+
+      dragElementViaMouse(fixture, dragElement, 50, 100);
+
+      // check if the drag element is within the boundary or not
+      expect(
+        isInsideClientRect(
+          boundaryElement.getBoundingClientRect(),
+          fixture.componentInstance.dragInstance.getFreeDragPosition().x,
+          fixture.componentInstance.dragInstance.getFreeDragPosition().y,
+        ),
+      ).toBeTrue();
+
+      // drag it till the end of the boundary
+      dragElementViaMouse(fixture, dragElement, 400, 400);
+
+      // it should still be present within the boundary
+      expect(
+        isInsideClientRect(
+          boundaryElement.getBoundingClientRect(),
+          fixture.componentInstance.dragInstance.getFreeDragPosition().x,
+          fixture.componentInstance.dragInstance.getFreeDragPosition().y,
+        ),
+      ).toBeTrue();
+
+      // shrink boundary to check if we are within boundary or not
+      fixture.componentInstance.setBoundary('200px', '200px');
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      // it should not be within the boundary anymore as we shrinked it
+      expect(
+        isInsideClientRect(
+          boundaryElement.getBoundingClientRect(),
+          fixture.componentInstance.dragInstance.getFreeDragPosition().x,
+          fixture.componentInstance.dragInstance.getFreeDragPosition().y,
+        ),
+      ).toBeFalse();
+
+      fixture.componentInstance.dragInstance.resetToBoundary();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      // should be be within bounding box of its boundary now that we have reseted it
+      expect(
+        isInsideClientRect(
+          boundaryElement.getBoundingClientRect(),
+          fixture.componentInstance.dragInstance.getFreeDragPosition().x,
+          fixture.componentInstance.dragInstance.getFreeDragPosition().y,
+        ),
+      ).toBeTrue();
+
+      // expand the boundary enough that so can we can make the draggable item to be overflown
+      // of its parent from top side
+      fixture.componentInstance.setBoundary('500px', '500px');
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      // drag it till the end of the boundary
+      dragElementViaMouse(fixture, dragElement, 500, 500);
+
+      // shrink boundary to make draggable item to be overflown
+      fixture.componentInstance.setBoundary('400px', '400px');
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      // should be within bounding rect but it's overflowing as it was placed in a way that
+      // it is overflowing
+      expect(
+        isOverflowingParent(
+          boundaryElement.getBoundingClientRect(),
+          dragElement.getBoundingClientRect(),
+        ),
+      ).toBeTrue();
+
+      // reset it so that overflowing offset is fixed
+      fixture.componentInstance.dragInstance.resetToBoundary();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      // should be within bounding rect but it's overflowing as it was placed in a way that
+      // it is overflowing
+      expect(
+        isOverflowingParent(
+          boundaryElement.getBoundingClientRect(),
+          dragElement.getBoundingClientRect(),
+        ),
+      ).toBeFalse();
+    }));
+
     it('should drag an element freely to a particular position when the page is scrolled', fakeAsync(() => {
       const fixture = createComponent(StandaloneDraggable);
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -2047,3 +2137,25 @@ class PlainStandaloneDraggable {
 class StandaloneDraggableWithExternalTemplateHandle {
   @ViewChild('dragElement') dragElement: ElementRef<HTMLElement>;
 }
+
+@Component({
+  template: `
+    <div #boundaryElement class="example-boundary" style="width: 400px; height: 400px">
+      <div #dragElement class="example-box" cdkDragBoundary=".example-boundary" cdkDrag style="width: 100px; height: 100px">
+        I can only be dragged within the container
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  `,
+  imports: [CdkDrag],
+})
+class DragWithResizeableBoundary {
+  @ViewChild('boundaryElement') boundaryElement: ElementRef<HTMLElement>;
+
+  @ViewChild('dragElement') dragElement: ElementRef<HTMLElement>;
+  @ViewChild(CdkDrag) dragInstance: CdkDrag;
+
+  setBoundary(height: string, width: string) {
+    this.boundaryElement.nativeElement.style.height = height;
+    this.boundaryElement.nativeElement.style.width = width;
+  }
+}

src/cdk/drag-drop/dom/dom-rect.ts

@@ -37,6 +37,23 @@ export function isInsideClientRect(clientRect: DOMRect, x: number, y: number) {
   return y >= top && y <= bottom && x >= left && x <= right;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Checks if the child element is overflowing from its parent.
+ * @param parentRect - The bounding rect of the parent element.
+ * @param childRect - The bounding rect of the child element.
+ */
+export function isOverflowingParent(parentRect: DOMRect, childRect: DOMRect): boolean {
+  // check for horizontal overflow (left and right)
+  const isLeftOverflowing = childRect.left < parentRect.left;
+  const isRightOverflowing = childRect.left + childRect.width > parentRect.right;
+
+  // check for vertical overflow (top and bottom)
+  const isTopOverflowing = childRect.top < parentRect.top;
+  const isBottomOverflowing = childRect.top + childRect.height > parentRect.bottom;
+
+  return isLeftOverflowing || isRightOverflowing || isTopOverflowing || isBottomOverflowing;
+}
+
 /**
  * Updates the top/left positions of a `DOMRect`, as well as their bottom/right counterparts.
  * @param domRect `DOMRect` that should be updated.

src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-ref.ts

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {Observable, Subject, Subscription} from 'rxjs';
 import {deepCloneNode} from './dom/clone-node';
-import {adjustDomRect, getMutableClientRect} from './dom/dom-rect';
+import {adjustDomRect, getMutableClientRect, isOverflowingParent} from './dom/dom-rect';
 import {ParentPositionTracker} from './dom/parent-position-tracker';
 import {getRootNode} from './dom/root-node';
 import {
@@ -560,6 +560,50 @@ export class DragRef<T = any> {
     this._passiveTransform = {x: 0, y: 0};
   }
 
+  /** Resets drag item to end of boundary element. */
+  resetToBoundary(): void {
+    if (
+      // can be null if the drag item was never dragged.
+      this._boundaryElement &&
+      this._rootElement &&
+      // check if we are overflowing off our boundary element
+      isOverflowingParent(
+        this._boundaryElement.getBoundingClientRect(),
+        this._rootElement.getBoundingClientRect(),
+      )
+    ) {
+      const parentRect = this._boundaryElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const childRect = this._rootElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+      let offsetX = 0;
+      let offsetY = 0;
+
+      // check if we are overflowing from left or right
+      if (childRect.left < parentRect.left) {
+        offsetX = parentRect.left - childRect.left;
+      } else if (childRect.right > parentRect.right) {
+        offsetX = parentRect.right - childRect.right;
+      }
+
+      // check if we are overflowing from top or bottom
+      if (childRect.top < parentRect.top) {
+        offsetY = parentRect.top - childRect.top;
+      } else if (childRect.bottom > parentRect.bottom) {
+        offsetY = parentRect.bottom - childRect.bottom;
+      }
+
+      const currentLeft = this._activeTransform.x;
+      const currentTop = this._activeTransform.y;
+
+      let x = currentLeft + offsetX,
+        y = currentTop + offsetY;
+
+      this._rootElement.style.transform = getTransform(x, y);
+      this._activeTransform = {x, y};
+      this._passiveTransform = {x, y};
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sets a handle as disabled. While a handle is disabled, it'll capture and interrupt dragging.
    * @param handle Handle element that should be disabled.

tools/public_api_guard/cdk/drag-drop.md

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export class CdkDrag<T = any> implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     _resetPlaceholderTemplate(placeholder: CdkDragPlaceholder): void;
     // (undocumented)
     _resetPreviewTemplate(preview: CdkDragPreview): void;
+    resetToBoundary(): void;
     rootElementSelector: string;
     scale: number;
     setFreeDragPosition(value: Point): void;
@@ -443,6 +444,7 @@ export class DragRef<T = any> {
         event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent;
     }>;
     reset(): void;
+    resetToBoundary(): void;
     scale: number;
     setFreeDragPosition(value: Point): this;
     _sortFromLastPointerPosition(): void;