How to make HTML5 draggable objects over canvas?

I just started learning html5 and I am trying to create a battleship interface with draggable ships. I need help making my dragging methods work. I am purposely not using a library because I need make the ships draggable over another canvas interface (the battleship board), which I could not figure out how to do with the Kinetic library. I feel like I am close, but I cannot figure out the last bit. The ships should be smoothly dragged but they seem to snap to the location of the mouse when clicked...

Here is my clode:

<!doctype html>
<html>
    <head>
        <meta charset="UTF-8" />
        <title>Canvas Drag and Drop Test</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <section>

            <div align=center>
                <canvas id="canvas" width="550" height="550">
                    This text is displayed if your browser does not support HTML5 Canvas.
                </canvas>
            </div>

            <script type="text/javascript">
                var canvas;
                var ctx;
                var x = 75;
                var y = 50;
                var WIDTH = 550;
                var HEIGHT = 550;
                var dragok = false;
                var ships = [];
                var ship;
                var shipFill = "#FF0000";
                //Definitions
                //Draggable Carrier
                var caRectX = 100;
                var caRectY = 50;
                var caRectHeight = 50;
                var caRectWidth = 5 * 50;
                var carrier = {
                    x : caRectX,
                    y : caRectY,
                    width : caRectWidth,
                    height : caRectHeight,
                    fill : shipFill,
                    dragging : false,
                    offsetX : 0,
                    offsetY : 0,

                };
                ships.push(carrier);
                //Draggable Battleship
                var bsRectX = 100;
                var bsRectY = 150;
                var bsRectHeight = 50;
                var bsRectWidth = 4 * 50;

                var battleship = {
                    x : bsRectX,
                    y : bsRectY,
                    width : bsRectWidth,
                    height : bsRectHeight,
                    fill : shipFill,
                    dragging : false,
                    offsetX : 0,
                    offsetY : 0,

                };
                ships.push(battleship);

                //Draggable Patrolboat
                var pbRectX = 100;
                var pbRectY = 250;
                var pbRectHeight = 50;
                var pbRectWidth = 2 * 50;

                var patrolboat = {
                    x : pbRectX,
                    y : pbRectY,
                    width : pbRectWidth,
                    height : pbRectHeight,
                    fill : shipFill,
                    dragging : false,
                    offsetX : 0,
                    offsetY : 0,

                };
                ships.push(patrolboat);

                //Draggable Submarine
                var suRectX = 100;
                var suRectY = 350;
                var suRectHeight = 50;
                var suRectWidth = 3 * 50;

                var submarine = {
                    x : suRectX,
                    y : suRectY,
                    width : suRectWidth,
                    height : suRectHeight,
                    fill : shipFill,
                    dragging : false,
                    offsetX : 0,
                    offsetY : 0,

                };
                ships.push(submarine);

                //Draggable destroyer
                var deRectX = 100;
                var deRectY = 450;
                var deRectHeight = 50;
                var deRectWidth = 3 * 50;

                var destroyer = {
                    x : deRectX,
                    y : deRectY,
                    width : deRectWidth,
                    height : deRectHeight,
                    dragging : false,
                    fill : shipFill
                };
                ships.push(destroyer)

                function rect(x, y, w, h) {
                    ctx.beginPath();
                    ctx.rect(x, y, w, h);
                    ctx.closePath();
                    ctx.fill();
                }

                function clear() {
                    ctx.clearRect(0, 0, WIDTH, HEIGHT);
                }

                function init() {
                    canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
                    ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
                    return setInterval(draw, 10);
                }

                function draw() {
                    clear();
                    ctx.fillStyle = "#FAF7F8";
                    rect(0, 0, WIDTH, HEIGHT);
                    ctx.fillStyle = "#444444";
                    for (var i = 0; i < ships.length; i++) {
                        rect(ships[i].x, ships[i].y, ships[i].width, ships[i].height);
                    }
                }

                function myMove(e) {
                    if (ship.dragging) {
                        ship.x = e.pageX - canvas.offsetLeft;
                        ship.y = e.pageY - canvas.offsetTop;
                        draw()
                    }
                }

                function myDown(e) {
                    ship = getClickedShip(e.pageX,e.pageY);
                    if (ship!=null) {
                        ship.x = e.pageX - canvas.offsetLeft;
                        ship.y = e.pageY - canvas.offsetTop;
                        ship.dragging = true;
                        canvas.onmousemove = myMove();
                    }
                }

                function myUp() {
                    ship.dragging = false;
                    canvas.onmousemove = null;
                }

                function getClickedShip(sx,sy){
                    for (var i = 0; i < ships.length; i++){
                        if(sx > (ships[i].x )+ canvas.offsetLeft && sx < (ships[i].x+ships[i].width+ canvas.offsetLeft) && sy > (ships[i].y + canvas.offsetTop) && sy < (ships[i].y+ships[i].height))
                            return ships[i];
                    }
                }
                init();
                canvas.onmousedown = myDown;
                canvas.onmouseup = myUp;

            </script>

        </section>
    </body>
</html>

This is the procedure for making an html shape draggable

Note that this has been answered before on SO (many times!)

But this answer illustrates the new context.isPointInPath method to hit-test whether a point is inside an html canvas path.

Hopefully, this new hit-testing method will be new & useful to the OP and others :)

Here's the general procedure for dragging shapes in html canvas:

On mouseDown:

save this mouseX position in a variable (lastX)
save this mouseY position in a variable (lastY)
set the mouseIsDown flag to true

On mouseUp

set the mouseIsDown flag to false

On mouseMove

Hit-test each ship to see if it should be dragged.
If the lastX/lastY was inside a ship, that ship is being dragged
Move dragging ships by the distance the mouse has just moved

MouseDown handler code:

function handleMouseDown(e){

  // get the current mouse position relative to the canvas

  mouseX=parseInt(e.clientX-offsetX);
  mouseY=parseInt(e.clientY-offsetY);

  // save this last mouseX/mouseY

  lastX=mouseX;
  lastY=mouseY;

  // set the mouseIsDown flag

  mouseIsDown=true;
}

MouseUp handler code:

function handleMouseUp(e){

  // clear the mouseIsDown flag

  mouseIsDown=false;
}

MouseMove handler code:

This code illustrates using context.isPointInPath to hit-test an html canvas path

The procedure to do that is:

define a path (but not draw it -- no fill, no stroke)
use context.isPointInPath(x,y) to test if x,y are inside the path defined above.

Here's the mouseMove handler using context.isPointInPath

function handleMouseMove(e){

  // if the mouseIsDown flag is’nt set, no work to do

  if(!mouseIsDown){ return; }
  // get mouseX/mouseY

  mouseX=parseInt(e.clientX-offsetX);
  mouseY=parseInt(e.clientY-offsetY);

  // for each ship in the ships array
  // use context.isPointInPath to test if it’s being dragged

  for(var i=0;i<ships.length;i++){
      var ship=ships[i];
      drawShip(ship);
      if(ctx.isPointInPath(lastX,lastY)){ 

          // if this ship’s being dragged, 
          // move it by the change in mouse position from lastXY to currentXY

          ship.x+=(mouseX-lastX);
          ship.y+=(mouseY-lastY);
          ship.right=ship.x+ship.width;
          ship.bottom=ship.y+ship.height;
      }
  }

  // update the lastXY to the current mouse position
  lastX=mouseX;
  lastY=mouseY;

  // draw all ships in their new positions
  drawAllShips();
}

Note about enhancing performance:

In production, you'll want to have the mouseMove just save the mouse positions.
Then have another procedure retrieve those saved positions and do hit-testing/redrawing.
That other procedure will probably be inside a timed loop like requestAnimationFrame.

Here’s code and a Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/m1erickson/sEBAC/

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" href="css/reset.css" /> <!-- reset css -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery.min.js"></script>

<style>
    body{ background-color: ivory; }
    canvas{border:1px solid red;}
</style>

<script>
$(function(){

    var canvas=document.getElementById("canvas");
    var ctx=canvas.getContext("2d");
    ctx.strokeStyle="lightgray";

    var canvasOffset=$("#canvas").offset();
    var offsetX=canvasOffset.left;
    var offsetY=canvasOffset.top;

    var mouseIsDown=false;
    var lastX=0;
    var lastY=0;

    var ships=[];

    // make some ship
    makeShip(20,30,50,25,"skyblue");
    makeShip(20,100,30,25,"skyblue");
    makeShip(20,170,50,25,"salmon");
    makeShip(20,240,30,25,"salmon");

    function makeShip(x,y,width,height,fill){
        var ship={
          x:x,
          y:y,
          width:width,
          height:height,
          right:x+width,
          bottom:y+height,
          fill:fill
        }
        ships.push(ship);
        return(ship);
    }

    drawAllShips();

    function drawAllShips(){
        ctx.clearRect(0,0,canvas.width,canvas.height);
        for(var i=0;i<ships.length;i++){
            var ship=ships[i]
            drawShip(ship);
            ctx.fillStyle=ship.fill;
            ctx.fill();
            ctx.stroke();
        }
    }

    function drawShip(ship){
        ctx.beginPath();
        ctx.moveTo(ship.x,ship.y);
        ctx.lineTo(ship.right,ship.y);
        ctx.lineTo(ship.right+10,ship.y+ship.height/2);
        ctx.lineTo(ship.right,ship.bottom);
        ctx.lineTo(ship.x,ship.bottom);
        ctx.closePath();
    }

    function handleMouseDown(e){
      mouseX=parseInt(e.clientX-offsetX);
      mouseY=parseInt(e.clientY-offsetY);

      // mousedown stuff here
      lastX=mouseX;
      lastY=mouseY;
      mouseIsDown=true;

    }

    function handleMouseUp(e){
      mouseX=parseInt(e.clientX-offsetX);
      mouseY=parseInt(e.clientY-offsetY);

      // mouseup stuff here
      mouseIsDown=false;
    }

    function handleMouseMove(e){
      if(!mouseIsDown){ return; }

      mouseX=parseInt(e.clientX-offsetX);
      mouseY=parseInt(e.clientY-offsetY);

      // mousemove stuff here
      for(var i=0;i<ships.length;i++){
          var ship=ships[i];
          drawShip(ship);
          if(ctx.isPointInPath(lastX,lastY)){ 
              ship.x+=(mouseX-lastX);
              ship.y+=(mouseY-lastY);
              ship.right=ship.x+ship.width;
              ship.bottom=ship.y+ship.height;
          }
      }
      lastX=mouseX;
      lastY=mouseY;
      drawAllShips();
    }

    $("#canvas").mousedown(function(e){handleMouseDown(e);});
    $("#canvas").mousemove(function(e){handleMouseMove(e);});
    $("#canvas").mouseup(function(e){handleMouseUp(e);});

}); // end $(function(){});
</script>

</head>

<body>
    <canvas id="canvas" width=300 height=300></canvas>
</body>
</html>