http://rubaxa.github.io/friday/2014-01-17.html?full#15

jquery.event.tap.js

/**
 * jQuery event "tap" (Based on https://developers.google.com/mobile/articles/fast_buttons)
 *
 * @author	RubaXa	<trash@rubaxa.org>
 * @license	MIT
 */

(function (window, $){
	var
		  support = window.TapSupportEnabled && ('ontouchstart' in window) || window.DocumentTouch && document instanceof DocumentTouch

		, TOUCH_DELTA = 15 // const, touch -> click
		, CLICK_DELTA = 100 // const, click -> stop

		, abs = Math.abs
		, clickCoordinates = []

		, dispatch = ($.event.handle || $.event.dispatch)
	;


	$.support.touch		= support;
	$.event.touchStart	= support ? 'touchstart' : 'mousedown';
	$.event.touchEnd	= support ? 'touchend' : 'mouseup';


	function preventGhostClick(point){
		var lastPoint = clickCoordinates[clickCoordinates.length - 1];
		if( !lastPoint || lastPoint.x !== point.x || lastPoint.y !== point.y ){
			clickCoordinates.push(point);
			window.setTimeout(preventGhostClickShift, 2500);
		}
	}


	function preventGhostClickShift(){
		clickCoordinates.shift();
	}


	function getTouchXY(evt){
		evt = evt.originalEvent || evt;
		var touches = (evt.touches.length ? evt.touches : evt.changedTouches), touch = (touches[0] || {});
		return { x: touch.clientX, y: touch.clientY };
	}


	if( document.addEventListener ){
		document.addEventListener('click', function (evt){
			for( var point, i = 0, n = clickCoordinates.length; i < n; i++ ){
				point = clickCoordinates[i];
				if( abs(evt.clientX - point.x) < CLICK_DELTA && abs(evt.clientY - point.y) < CLICK_DELTA ){
					evt.stopPropagation();
					evt.preventDefault();
				}
			}
		}, true);
	}


	// Create special event "tap"
	$.event.special.tap = {
		setup: function (){
			var startPoint = {};

			function onClick(evt){
				var retVal, type = evt.type;

				evt.type = 'tap';
				retVal = dispatch.apply(this, arguments);
				evt.type = type;

				return	retVal;
			}


			function onTouchStart(evt){
				var touches = evt.originalEvent.touches;

				if( !/input|select|textarea/i.test(touches[0].target.nodeName) ){
					startPoint = getTouchXY(evt);
					$(this).bind('touchend.tapEvent', onTouchEnd);
				}
			}


			function onTouchEnd(evt){
				$(this).unbind('touchend.tapEvent', onTouchEnd);

				var endPoint = getTouchXY(evt), retVal;

				if( (abs(endPoint.x - startPoint.x) < TOUCH_DELTA) && (abs(endPoint.y - startPoint.y) < TOUCH_DELTA) ){
					retVal = onClick.call(this, evt); // call base handler

					if( (retVal !== void 0 && !retVal) || evt.isDefaultPrevented() || evt.isPropagationStopped() ){
						preventGhostClick(startPoint);
					}
				}

				return retVal;
			}


			// Bind listeners
			$(this).bind('click.tapEvent', onClick);
			if( support && !$.touchSupportDisabled ){
				$(this).bind('touchstart.tapEvent', onTouchStart);
			}
		},

		teardown: function (){
			$(this).unbind('.tapEvent');
		}
	};


	// Export as "tap" method
	$.fn.tap = function (fn){
		return this.bind('tap', fn);
	};
})(window, jQuery);