feat(drag-drop): add option to match size of dragged element in custom preview

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

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {Directive, TemplateRef, Input} from '@angular/core';
+import {BooleanInput, coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
 
 /**
  * Element that will be used as a template for the preview
@@ -18,5 +19,14 @@ import {Directive, TemplateRef, Input} from '@angular/core';
 export class CdkDragPreview<T = any> {
   /** Context data to be added to the preview template instance. */
   @Input() data: T;
+
+  /** Whether the preview should preserve the same size as the item that is being dragged. */
+  @Input()
+  get matchSize(): boolean { return this._matchSize; }
+  set matchSize(value: boolean) { this._matchSize = coerceBooleanProperty(value); }
+  private _matchSize = false;
+
   constructor(public templateRef: TemplateRef<T>) {}
+
+  static ngAcceptInputType_matchSize: BooleanInput;
 }

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

@@ -2890,6 +2890,37 @@ describe('CdkDrag', () => {
       expect(preview.classList).toContain('custom-class');
     }));
 
+    it('should be able to apply the size of the dragged element to a custom preview',
+      fakeAsync(() => {
+        const fixture = createComponent(DraggableInDropZoneWithCustomPreview);
+        fixture.componentInstance.matchPreviewSize = true;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        const item = fixture.componentInstance.dragItems.toArray()[1].element.nativeElement;
+        const itemRect = item.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+        startDraggingViaMouse(fixture, item);
+
+        const preview = document.querySelector('.cdk-drag-preview')! as HTMLElement;
+
+        expect(preview).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(preview.style.width).toBe(`${itemRect.width}px`);
+        expect(preview.style.height).toBe(`${itemRect.height}px`);
+      }));
+
+    it('should preserve the pickup position if the custom preview inherits the size of the ' +
+      'dragged element', fakeAsync(() => {
+        const fixture = createComponent(DraggableInDropZoneWithCustomPreview);
+        fixture.componentInstance.matchPreviewSize = true;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        const item = fixture.componentInstance.dragItems.toArray()[1].element.nativeElement;
+
+        startDraggingViaMouse(fixture, item, 50, 50);
+
+        const preview = document.querySelector('.cdk-drag-preview')! as HTMLElement;
+
+        expect(preview.style.transform).toBe('translate3d(8px, 33px, 0px)');
+      }));
+
     it('should not throw when custom preview only has text', fakeAsync(() => {
       const fixture = createComponent(DraggableInDropZoneWithCustomTextOnlyPreview);
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -5009,10 +5040,11 @@ class DraggableInScrollableHorizontalDropZone extends DraggableInHorizontalDropZ
           {{item}}
 
           <ng-container *ngIf="renderCustomPreview">
-            <div
-              class="custom-preview"
-              style="width: 50px; height: 50px; background: purple;"
-              *cdkDragPreview>Custom preview</div>
+            <ng-template cdkDragPreview [matchSize]="matchPreviewSize">
+              <div
+                class="custom-preview"
+                style="width: 50px; height: 50px; background: purple;">Custom preview</div>
+            </ng-template>
           </ng-container>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -5024,6 +5056,7 @@ class DraggableInDropZoneWithCustomPreview {
   items = ['Zero', 'One', 'Two', 'Three'];
   boundarySelector: string;
   renderCustomPreview = true;
+  matchPreviewSize = false;
   previewClass: string | string[];
   constrainPosition: (point: Point) => Point;
 }

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

@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ export class CdkDrag<T = any> implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
         const preview = this._previewTemplate ? {
           template: this._previewTemplate.templateRef,
           context: this._previewTemplate.data,
+          matchSize: this._previewTemplate.matchSize,
           viewContainer: this._viewContainerRef
         } : null;
 

src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop.md

@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ restrict the user to only be able to do so using a handle element, you can do it
 When a `cdkDrag` element is picked up, it will create a preview element visible while dragging.
 By default, this will be a clone of the original element positioned next to the user's cursor.
 This preview can be customized, though, by providing a custom template via `*cdkDragPreview`.
+Using the default configuration the custom preview won't match the size of the original dragged
+element, because the CDK doesn't make assumptions about the element's content. If you want the
+size to be matched, you can pass `true` to the `matchSize` input.
+
 Note that the cloned element will remove its `id` attribute in order to avoid having multiple
 elements with the same `id` on the page. This will cause any CSS that targets that `id` not
 to be applied.

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

@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ interface DragHelperTemplate<T = any> {
   context: T;
 }
 
+/** Template that can be used to create a drag preview element. */
+interface DragPreviewTemplate<T = any> extends DragHelperTemplate<T> {
+  matchSize?: boolean;
+}
+
 /** Point on the page or within an element. */
 export interface Point {
   x: number;
@@ -189,7 +194,7 @@ export class DragRef<T = any> {
   private _boundaryRect?: ClientRect;
 
   /** Element that will be used as a template to create the draggable item's preview. */
-  private _previewTemplate?: DragHelperTemplate | null;
+  private _previewTemplate?: DragPreviewTemplate | null;
 
   /** Template for placeholder element rendered to show where a draggable would be dropped. */
   private _placeholderTemplate?: DragHelperTemplate | null;
@@ -321,7 +326,7 @@ export class DragRef<T = any> {
    * Registers the template that should be used for the drag preview.
    * @param template Template that from which to stamp out the preview.
    */
-  withPreviewTemplate(template: DragHelperTemplate | null): this {
+  withPreviewTemplate(template: DragPreviewTemplate | null): this {
     this._previewTemplate = template;
     return this;
   }
@@ -758,10 +763,12 @@ export class DragRef<T = any> {
       this._boundaryRect = this._boundaryElement.getBoundingClientRect();
     }
 
-    // If we have a custom preview template, the element won't be visible anyway so we avoid the
-    // extra `getBoundingClientRect` calls and just move the preview next to the cursor.
-    this._pickupPositionInElement = this._previewTemplate && this._previewTemplate.template ?
-      {x: 0, y: 0} :
+    // If we have a custom preview we can't know ahead of time how large it'll be so we position
+    // it next to the cursor. The exception is when the consumer has opted into making the preview
+    // the same size as the root element, in which case we do know the size.
+    const previewTemplate = this._previewTemplate;
+    this._pickupPositionInElement = previewTemplate && previewTemplate.template &&
+      !previewTemplate.matchSize ? {x: 0, y: 0} :
       this._getPointerPositionInElement(referenceElement, event);
     const pointerPosition = this._pickupPositionOnPage = this._getPointerPositionOnPage(event);
     this._pointerDirectionDelta = {x: 0, y: 0};
@@ -861,16 +868,17 @@ export class DragRef<T = any> {
                                                                       previewConfig!.context);
       preview = getRootNode(viewRef, this._document);
       this._previewRef = viewRef;
-      preview.style.transform =
-          getTransform(this._pickupPositionOnPage.x, this._pickupPositionOnPage.y);
+
+      if (previewConfig!.matchSize) {
+        matchElementSize(preview, this._rootElement);
+      } else {
+        preview.style.transform =
+            getTransform(this._pickupPositionOnPage.x, this._pickupPositionOnPage.y);
+      }
     } else {
       const element = this._rootElement;
-      const elementRect = element.getBoundingClientRect();
-
       preview = deepCloneNode(element);
-      preview.style.width = `${elementRect.width}px`;
-      preview.style.height = `${elementRect.height}px`;
-      preview.style.transform = getTransform(elementRect.left, elementRect.top);
+      matchElementSize(preview, element);
     }
 
     extendStyles(preview.style, {
@@ -1279,3 +1287,16 @@ function getRootNode(viewRef: EmbeddedViewRef<any>, _document: Document): HTMLEl
 
   return rootNode as HTMLElement;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Matches the target element's size to the source's size.
+ * @param target Element that needs to be resized.
+ * @param source Element whose size needs to be matched.
+ */
+function matchElementSize(target: HTMLElement, source: HTMLElement): void {
+  const sourceRect = source.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+  target.style.width = `${sourceRect.width}px`;
+  target.style.height = `${sourceRect.height}px`;
+  target.style.transform = getTransform(sourceRect.left, sourceRect.top);
+}

tools/public_api_guard/cdk/drag-drop.d.ts

@@ -121,9 +121,12 @@ export declare class CdkDragPlaceholder<T = any> {
 
 export declare class CdkDragPreview<T = any> {
     data: T;
+    get matchSize(): boolean;
+    set matchSize(value: boolean);
     templateRef: TemplateRef<T>;
     constructor(templateRef: TemplateRef<T>);
-    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDefWithMeta<CdkDragPreview<any>, "ng-template[cdkDragPreview]", never, { "data": "data"; }, {}, never>;
+    static ngAcceptInputType_matchSize: BooleanInput;
+    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDefWithMeta<CdkDragPreview<any>, "ng-template[cdkDragPreview]", never, { "data": "data"; "matchSize": "matchSize"; }, {}, never>;
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDef<CdkDragPreview<any>>;
 }
 
@@ -305,7 +308,7 @@ export declare class DragRef<T = any> {
     withDirection(direction: Direction): this;
     withHandles(handles: (HTMLElement | ElementRef<HTMLElement>)[]): this;
     withPlaceholderTemplate(template: DragHelperTemplate | null): this;
-    withPreviewTemplate(template: DragHelperTemplate | null): this;
+    withPreviewTemplate(template: DragPreviewTemplate | null): this;
     withRootElement(rootElement: ElementRef<HTMLElement> | HTMLElement): this;
 }