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index e30bcb4..9ecd6ae 100644
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+++ b/DragGestureRecognizer.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
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@@ -505,6 +509,7 @@
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@@ -521,6 +527,7 @@
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diff --git a/DragGestureRecognizer/DragGestureRecognizer.swift b/DragGestureRecognizer/DragGestureRecognizer.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b52ccfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DragGestureRecognizer/DragGestureRecognizer.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+//
+//  DragGestureRecognizer.swift
+//  DragGestureRecognizer
+//
+//  Created by Wojciech Nagrodzki on 01/09/16.
+//  Copyright © 2016 Wojciech Nagrodzki. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import UIKit
+import UIKit.UIGestureRecognizerSubclass
+
+/// `DragGestureRecognizer` is a subclass of `UILongPressGestureRecognizer` that allows for tracking translation similarly to `UIPanGestureRecognizer`.
+class DragGestureRecognizer: UILongPressGestureRecognizer {
+
+    /// The total translation of the drag gesture in the coordinate system of the specified view.
+    /// - parameters:
+    ///     - view: The view in whose coordinate system the translation of the drag gesture should be computed. Pass `nil` to indicate window.
+    func translation(in view: UIView?) -> CGPoint {
+        
+        // not attached to a view or outside window
+        guard let window = self.view?.window else { return CGPoint() }
+        // gesture not in progress
+        guard let initialTouchLocationInWindow = initialTouchLocationInWindow else { return CGPoint() }
+        
+        let inView = view ?? window
+        let initialLocation = initialTouchLocationsInViews[inView] ?? window.convert(initialTouchLocationInWindow, to: inView)
+        let currentLocation = location(in: inView)
+        
+        return CGPoint(x: currentLocation.x - initialLocation.x, y: currentLocation.y - initialLocation.y)
+    }
+    
+    /// Sets the translation value in the coordinate system of the specified view.
+    /// - parameters:
+    ///     - translation: A point that identifies the new translation value.
+    ///     - view: A view in whose coordinate system the translation is to occur. Pass `nil` to indicate window.
+    func setTranslation(_ translation: CGPoint, in view: UIView?) {
+        
+        // not attached to a view or outside window
+        guard let window = self.view?.window else { return }
+        // gesture not in progress
+        guard let _ = initialTouchLocationInWindow else { return }
+        
+        let inView = view ?? window
+        let currentLocation = location(in: inView)
+        let initialLocation = CGPoint(x: currentLocation.x - translation.x, y: currentLocation.y - translation.y)
+        initialTouchLocationsInViews[inView] = initialLocation
+    }
+    
+    override var state: UIGestureRecognizerState {
+        
+        didSet {
+            
+            switch state {
+                
+            case .began:
+                initialTouchLocationInWindow = location(in: nil)
+            
+            case .ended, .cancelled, .failed:
+                initialTouchLocationInWindow = nil
+                initialTouchLocationsInViews = [:]
+            
+            case .possible, .changed:
+                break
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private var initialTouchLocationInWindow: CGPoint?
+    private var initialTouchLocationsInViews = [UIView: CGPoint]()
+}