feat(cdk/drag-drop): support configurable scroll speed

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

@@ -3987,6 +3987,25 @@ describe('CdkDrag', () => {
       expect(container.scrollTop).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     }));
 
+    it('should be able to configure the auto-scroll speed', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const fixture = createComponent(DraggableInScrollableVerticalDropZone);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      fixture.componentInstance.dropInstance.autoScrollStep = 20;
+      const item = fixture.componentInstance.dragItems.first.element.nativeElement;
+      const list = fixture.componentInstance.dropInstance.element.nativeElement;
+      const listRect = list.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+      expect(list.scrollTop).toBe(0);
+
+      startDraggingViaMouse(fixture, item);
+      dispatchMouseEvent(document, 'mousemove',
+        listRect.left + listRect.width / 2, listRect.top + listRect.height);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      tickAnimationFrames(10);
+
+      expect(list.scrollTop).toBeGreaterThan(100);
+    }));
+
     it('should pick up descendants inside of containers', fakeAsync(() => {
       const fixture = createComponent(DraggableInDropZoneWithContainer);
       fixture.detectChanges();

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

@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {BooleanInput, coerceArray, coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
+import {
+  BooleanInput,
+  coerceArray,
+  coerceNumberProperty,
+  coerceBooleanProperty,
+  NumberInput,
+} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
 import {
   ElementRef,
   EventEmitter,
@@ -136,6 +142,10 @@ export class CdkDropList<T = any> implements OnDestroy {
   @Input('cdkDropListAutoScrollDisabled')
   autoScrollDisabled: boolean;
 
+  /** Number of pixels to scroll for each frame when auto-scrolling an element. */
+  @Input('cdkDropListAutoScrollStep')
+  autoScrollStep: number;
+
   /** Emits when the user drops an item inside the container. */
   @Output('cdkDropListDropped')
   dropped: EventEmitter<CdkDragDrop<T, any>> = new EventEmitter<CdkDragDrop<T, any>>();
@@ -301,6 +311,7 @@ export class CdkDropList<T = any> implements OnDestroy {
       ref.lockAxis = this.lockAxis;
       ref.sortingDisabled = coerceBooleanProperty(this.sortingDisabled);
       ref.autoScrollDisabled = coerceBooleanProperty(this.autoScrollDisabled);
+      ref.autoScrollStep = coerceNumberProperty(this.autoScrollStep, 2);
       ref
         .connectedTo(siblings.filter(drop => drop && drop !== this).map(list => list._dropListRef))
         .withOrientation(this.orientation);
@@ -380,4 +391,5 @@ export class CdkDropList<T = any> implements OnDestroy {
   static ngAcceptInputType_disabled: BooleanInput;
   static ngAcceptInputType_sortingDisabled: BooleanInput;
   static ngAcceptInputType_autoScrollDisabled: BooleanInput;
+  static ngAcceptInputType_autoScrollStep: NumberInput;
 }

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

@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ const DROP_PROXIMITY_THRESHOLD = 0.05;
  */
 const SCROLL_PROXIMITY_THRESHOLD = 0.05;
 
-/**
- * Number of pixels to scroll for each frame when auto-scrolling an element.
- * The value comes from trying it out manually until it feels right.
- */
-const AUTO_SCROLL_STEP = 2;
-
 /**
  * Entry in the position cache for draggable items.
  * @docs-private
@@ -91,6 +85,9 @@ export class DropListRef<T = any> {
    */
   autoScrollDisabled: boolean = false;
 
+  /** Number of pixels to scroll for each frame when auto-scrolling an element. */
+  autoScrollStep: number = 2;
+
   /**
    * Function that is used to determine whether an item
    * is allowed to be moved into a drop container.
@@ -788,17 +785,18 @@ export class DropListRef<T = any> {
       .pipe(takeUntil(this._stopScrollTimers))
       .subscribe(() => {
         const node = this._scrollNode;
+        const scrollStep = this.autoScrollStep;
 
         if (this._verticalScrollDirection === AutoScrollVerticalDirection.UP) {
-          incrementVerticalScroll(node, -AUTO_SCROLL_STEP);
+          incrementVerticalScroll(node, -scrollStep);
         } else if (this._verticalScrollDirection === AutoScrollVerticalDirection.DOWN) {
-          incrementVerticalScroll(node, AUTO_SCROLL_STEP);
+          incrementVerticalScroll(node, scrollStep);
         }
 
         if (this._horizontalScrollDirection === AutoScrollHorizontalDirection.LEFT) {
-          incrementHorizontalScroll(node, -AUTO_SCROLL_STEP);
+          incrementHorizontalScroll(node, -scrollStep);
         } else if (this._horizontalScrollDirection === AutoScrollHorizontalDirection.RIGHT) {
-          incrementHorizontalScroll(node, AUTO_SCROLL_STEP);
+          incrementHorizontalScroll(node, scrollStep);
         }
       });
   }

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

@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ export interface CdkDragStart<T = any> {
 export declare class CdkDropList<T = any> implements OnDestroy {
     _dropListRef: DropListRef<CdkDropList<T>>;
     autoScrollDisabled: boolean;
+    autoScrollStep: number;
     connectedTo: (CdkDropList | string)[] | CdkDropList | string;
     data: T;
     get disabled(): boolean;
@@ -179,9 +180,10 @@ export declare class CdkDropList<T = any> implements OnDestroy {
     ngOnDestroy(): void;
     removeItem(item: CdkDrag): void;
     static ngAcceptInputType_autoScrollDisabled: BooleanInput;
+    static ngAcceptInputType_autoScrollStep: NumberInput;
     static ngAcceptInputType_disabled: BooleanInput;
     static ngAcceptInputType_sortingDisabled: BooleanInput;
-    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDefWithMeta<CdkDropList<any>, "[cdkDropList], cdk-drop-list", ["cdkDropList"], { "connectedTo": "cdkDropListConnectedTo"; "data": "cdkDropListData"; "orientation": "cdkDropListOrientation"; "id": "id"; "lockAxis": "cdkDropListLockAxis"; "disabled": "cdkDropListDisabled"; "sortingDisabled": "cdkDropListSortingDisabled"; "enterPredicate": "cdkDropListEnterPredicate"; "sortPredicate": "cdkDropListSortPredicate"; "autoScrollDisabled": "cdkDropListAutoScrollDisabled"; }, { "dropped": "cdkDropListDropped"; "entered": "cdkDropListEntered"; "exited": "cdkDropListExited"; "sorted": "cdkDropListSorted"; }, never>;
+    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDefWithMeta<CdkDropList<any>, "[cdkDropList], cdk-drop-list", ["cdkDropList"], { "connectedTo": "cdkDropListConnectedTo"; "data": "cdkDropListData"; "orientation": "cdkDropListOrientation"; "id": "id"; "lockAxis": "cdkDropListLockAxis"; "disabled": "cdkDropListDisabled"; "sortingDisabled": "cdkDropListSortingDisabled"; "enterPredicate": "cdkDropListEnterPredicate"; "sortPredicate": "cdkDropListSortPredicate"; "autoScrollDisabled": "cdkDropListAutoScrollDisabled"; "autoScrollStep": "cdkDropListAutoScrollStep"; }, { "dropped": "cdkDropListDropped"; "entered": "cdkDropListEntered"; "exited": "cdkDropListExited"; "sorted": "cdkDropListSorted"; }, never>;
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDef<CdkDropList<any>, [null, null, null, null, { optional: true; }, { optional: true; skipSelf: true; }, { optional: true; }]>;
 }
 
@@ -334,6 +336,7 @@ export declare type DropListOrientation = 'horizontal' | 'vertical';
 
 export declare class DropListRef<T = any> {
     autoScrollDisabled: boolean;
+    autoScrollStep: number;
     beforeStarted: Subject<void>;
     data: T;
     disabled: boolean;