diff --git a/src/gestures/simulator.ts b/src/gestures/simulator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc304bcf20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gestures/simulator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+import { pointerCoord, Coordinates } from '../util/dom';
+
+interface Point {
+  coord: Coordinates;
+  duration: number;
+}
+
+export class Simulate {
+  private index: number = 0;
+  private points: Point[] = [];
+  public timedelta: number = 1 / 60;
+
+  public static from(x: any, y?: number): Simulate {
+    let s = new Simulate();
+    return s.start(x, y);
+  }
+
+  reset(): Simulate {
+    this.index = 0;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  start(x: any, y?: number): Simulate {
+    this.points = [];
+    return this.to(x, y);
+  }
+
+  to(x: any, y?: number): Simulate {
+    this.newPoint(parseCoordinates(x, y), 1);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  delta(x: any, y?: number): Simulate {
+    let newPoint = parseCoordinates(x, y);
+    let prevCoord = this.getLastPoint().coord;
+    newPoint.x += prevCoord.x;
+    newPoint.y += prevCoord.y;
+
+    this.newPoint(newPoint, 1);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  deltaPolar(angle: number, distance: number): Simulate {
+    angle *= Math.PI / 180;
+    let prevCoord = this.getLastPoint().coord;
+    let coord = {
+      x: prevCoord.x + (Math.cos(angle) * distance),
+      y: prevCoord.y + (Math.sin(angle) * distance)
+    };
+    this.newPoint(coord, 1);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  toPolar(angle: number, distance: number): Simulate {
+    angle *= Math.PI / 180;
+    let coord = {
+      x: Math.cos(angle) * distance,
+      y: Math.sin(angle) * distance
+    };
+    this.newPoint(coord, 1);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  duration(duration: number): Simulate {
+    this.getLastPoint().duration = duration;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  velocity(vel: number): Simulate {
+    let p1 = this.getLastPoint();
+    let p2 = this.getPreviousPoint();
+    let d = distance(p1, p2);
+    return this.duration(d / vel);
+  }
+
+  swipeRight(maxAngle: number, distance: number): Simulate {
+    // x------>
+    let angle = randomAngle(maxAngle);
+    return this.deltaPolar(angle, distance);
+  }
+
+  swipeLeft(maxAngle: number, distance: number): Simulate {
+    // <------x
+    let angle = randomAngle(maxAngle) + 180;
+    return this.deltaPolar(angle, distance);
+  }
+
+  swipeTop(maxAngle: number, distance: number): Simulate {
+    let angle = randomAngle(maxAngle) + 90;
+    return this.deltaPolar(angle, distance);
+  }
+
+  swipeBottom(maxAngle: number, distance: number): Simulate {
+    let angle = randomAngle(maxAngle) - 90;
+    return this.deltaPolar(angle, distance);
+  }
+
+  run(callback: Function) {
+    let points = this.points;
+    let len = points.length - 1;
+    let i = 0;
+    for (; i < len; i++) {
+      var p1 = points[i].coord;
+      var p2 = points[i + 1].coord;
+      var duration = points[i + 1].duration;
+      var vectorX = p2.x - p1.x;
+      var vectorY = p2.y - p1.y;
+      var nuSteps = Math.ceil(duration / this.timedelta);
+      vectorX /= nuSteps;
+      vectorY /= nuSteps;
+      for (let j = 0; j < nuSteps; j++) {
+        callback({
+          x: p1.x + vectorX * j,
+          y: p1.y + vectorY * j
+        });
+      }
+    }
+    this.index = i;
+
+    return this;
+  }
+
+
+  private newPoint(coord: Coordinates, duration: number) {
+    this.points.push({
+      coord: coord,
+      duration: duration,
+    });
+  }
+
+  private getLastPoint(): Point {
+    let len = this.points.length;
+    if (len > 0) {
+      return this.points[len - 1];
+    }
+    throw new Error('can not call point');
+  }
+
+  private getPreviousPoint(): Point {
+    let len = this.points.length;
+    if (len > 1) {
+      return this.points[len - 2];
+    }
+    throw new Error('can not call point');
+  }
+}
+
+function randomAngle(maxAngle: number): number {
+  return (Math.random() * maxAngle * 2) - maxAngle;
+}
+
+function distance(a: Coordinates, b: Coordinates): number {
+  let deltaX = a.x - b.x;
+  let deltaY = a.y - a.y;
+  return Math.hypot(deltaX, deltaY);
+}
+
+function parseCoordinates(coord: Coordinates | number, y?: number): Coordinates {
+  if (typeof coord === 'number') {
+    return { x: coord, y: y };
+  }
+  return coord;
+}
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diff --git a/src/gestures/test/gesture-controller.spec.ts b/src/gestures/test/gesture-controller.spec.ts
index 6456ea6364..b930d1a95b 100644
--- a/src/gestures/test/gesture-controller.spec.ts
+++ b/src/gestures/test/gesture-controller.spec.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import { GestureController, DisableScroll } from '../../../src';
 export function run() {
 
   it('should create an instance of GestureController', () => {
-    let c = new GestureController();
+    let c = new GestureController(null);
     expect(c.isCaptured()).toEqual(false);
     expect(c.isScrollDisabled()).toEqual(false);
   });
 
   it('should test scrolling enable/disable stack', () => {
-    let c = new GestureController();
+    let c = new GestureController(null);
     c.enableScroll(1);
     expect(c.isScrollDisabled()).toEqual(false);
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function run() {
   });
 
   it('should test gesture enable/disable stack', () => {
-    let c = new GestureController();
+    let c = new GestureController(null);
     c.enableGesture('swipe', 1);
     expect(c.isDisabled('swipe')).toEqual(false);
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export function run() {
 
 
   it('should test if canStart', () => {
-    let c = new GestureController();
+    let c = new GestureController(null);
     expect(c.canStart('event')).toEqual(true);
     expect(c.canStart('event1')).toEqual(true);
     expect(c.canStart('event')).toEqual(true);
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export function run() {
 
 
   it('should initialize a delegate without options', () => {
-    let c = new GestureController();
+    let c = new GestureController(null);
     let g = c.create('event');
     expect(g['name']).toEqual('event');
     expect(g.priority).toEqual(0);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export function run() {
 
 
   it('should initialize a delegate with options', () => {
-    let c = new GestureController();
+    let c = new GestureController(null);
     let g = c.create('swipe', {
       priority: -123,
       disableScroll: DisableScroll.DuringCapture,
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export function run() {
   });
 
   it('should test if several gestures can be started', () => {
-    let c = new GestureController();
+    let c = new GestureController(null);
     let g1 = c.create('swipe');
     let g2 = c.create('swipe1', {priority: 3});
     let g3 = c.create('swipe2', {priority: 4});
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export function run() {
 
 
   it('should test if several gestures try to capture at the same time', () => {
-    let c = new GestureController();
+    let c = new GestureController(null);
     let g1 = c.create('swipe1');
     let g2 = c.create('swipe2', { priority: 2 });
     let g3 = c.create('swipe3', { priority: 3 });
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export function run() {
 
 
   it('should destroy correctly', () => {
-    let c = new GestureController();
+    let c = new GestureController(null);
     let g = c.create('swipe', {
       priority: 123,
       disableScroll: DisableScroll.Always,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ export function run() {
 
 
   it('should disable some events', () => {
-    let c = new GestureController();
+    let c = new GestureController(null);
 
     let goback = c.create('goback');
     expect(goback.canStart()).toEqual(true);
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ export function run() {
   });
 
   it('should disable scrolling on capture', () => {
-    let c = new GestureController();
+    let c = new GestureController(null);
     let g = c.create('goback', {
       disableScroll: DisableScroll.DuringCapture,
     });
diff --git a/src/gestures/test/recognizers.spec.ts b/src/gestures/test/recognizers.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd3a47bcd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gestures/test/recognizers.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+
+import { PanRecognizer } from '../../../src/gestures/recognizers';
+import { Simulate } from '../../../src/gestures/simulator';
+
+export function run() {
+
+  it('should not fire if it did not start', () => {
+    let p = new PanRecognizer('x', 2, 2);
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(0);
+
+    Simulate.from(0, 0).to(99, 0).run((coord: Coordinates) => {
+      expect(p.detect(coord)).toEqual(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should reset', () => {
+    let p = new PanRecognizer('x', 2, 2);
+
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(0);
+
+    Simulate.from(0, 0).to(10, 0).run((coord: Coordinates) => {
+      p.detect(coord);
+    });
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(1);
+
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(0);
+
+    Simulate.from(0, 0).to(-10, 0).run((coord: Coordinates) => {
+      p.detect(coord);
+    });
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(-1);
+  });
+
+  it('should fire with large threshold', () => {
+    let detected = false;
+    let p = new PanRecognizer('x', 100, 40);
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).to(99, 0)
+      // Since threshold is 100, it should not fire yet
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => expect(p.detect(coord)).toEqual(false))
+
+      // Now it should fire
+      .delta(2, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => {
+        if (p.detect(coord)) {
+          // it should detect a horizontal pan
+          expect(p.pan()).toEqual(1);
+          detected = true;
+        }
+      })
+
+      // It should not detect again
+      .delta(20, 0)
+      .to(0, 0)
+      .to(102, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => expect(p.detect(coord)).toEqual(false));
+
+    expect(detected).toEqual(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should detect swipe left', () => {
+    let p = new PanRecognizer('x', 20, 20);
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(19, 21).delta(-30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(1);
+
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(-19, 21).delta(-30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should detect swipe right', () => {
+    let p = new PanRecognizer('x', 20, 20);
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(180 - 19, 21).delta(30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(-1);
+
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(180 + 19, 21).delta(30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(-1);
+  });
+
+  it('should NOT detect swipe left', () => {
+    let p = new PanRecognizer('x', 20, 20);
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(21, 21).delta(-30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(0);
+
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(-21, 21).delta(-30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should NOT detect swipe right', () => {
+    let p = new PanRecognizer('x', 20, 20);
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(180 - 21, 21).delta(30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(0);
+
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(180 + 21, 21).delta(30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(0);
+  });
+
+
+
+  it('should detect swipe top', () => {
+    let p = new PanRecognizer('y', 20, 20);
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(90 - 19, 21).delta(-30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(1);
+
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(90 + 19, 21).delta(-30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should detect swipe bottom', () => {
+    let p = new PanRecognizer('y', 20, 20);
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(-90 + 19, 21).delta(30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(-1);
+
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(-90 - 19, 21).delta(30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(-1);
+  });
+
+  it('should NOT detect swipe top', () => {
+    let p = new PanRecognizer('y', 20, 20);
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(90 - 21, 21).delta(-30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(0);
+
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(90 + 21, 21).delta(-30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should NOT detect swipe bottom', () => {
+    let p = new PanRecognizer('y', 20, 20);
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(-90 + 21, 21).delta(30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(0);
+
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(-90 - 21, 21).delta(30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should NOT confuse between pan Y and X', () => {
+    let p = new PanRecognizer('x', 20, 20);
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).deltaPolar(90, 21).delta(30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should NOT confuse between pan X and Y', () => {
+    let p = new PanRecognizer('y', 20, 20);
+    p.start({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+    Simulate
+      .from(0, 0).delta(30, 0)
+      .run((coord: Coordinates) => p.detect(coord));
+
+    expect(p.pan()).toEqual(0);
+  });
+}