How to make Bootstrap carousel slider use mobile left/right swipe

I’m a bit late to the party, but here’s a bit of jQuery I’ve been using:

$('.carousel').on('touchstart', function(event){
    const xClick = event.originalEvent.touches[0].pageX;
    $(this).one('touchmove', function(event){
        const xMove = event.originalEvent.touches[0].pageX;
        const sensitivityInPx = 5;

        if( Math.floor(xClick - xMove) > sensitivityInPx ){
            $(this).carousel('next');
        }
        else if( Math.floor(xClick - xMove) < -sensitivityInPx ){
            $(this).carousel('prev');
        }
    });
    $(this).on('touchend', function(){
        $(this).off('touchmove');
    });
});

No need for jQuery mobile or any other plugins. If you need to adjust the sensitivity of the swipe adjust the 5 and -5. Hope this helps someone.

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