//call this function when we want to initiate the listener for moving the mouse
//For instance, call this function once the user starts dragging an element
function startMouseMove() {
    $document.on('mousemove', scrollWindow);
}

function scrollWindow(e) {
    const y = e.pageY; //This collects details on where your mouse is located vertically
    const container = $('.my-container'); //Replace this with the element class(.) or id(#) that needs to scroll
    const buffer = 200; //You can set this directly to a number or dynamically find some type of buffer for the top and bottom of your page
    const containerBottom = container.offset().top + container.outerHeight(); //Find the bottom of the container
    const containerTop = container.offset().top; //Find the top position of the container
    const scrollPosition = container.scrollTop(); //Find the current scroll position
    const scrollRate = 20; //increase or decrease this to speed up or slow down scrolling

    if (containerBottom - y < buffer) { //If the bottom of the container's position minus y is less than the buffer, scroll down!
      container.scrollTop(scrollPosition + scrollRate);
    } else if (containerTop + y < buffer) { //If the top of the container's position plus y is less than the buffer, scroll up!
      container.scrollTop(scrollPosition - scrollRate);
    }
}

//call this function when we want to stop the listener for moving the mouse
//For instance, call this function once the user drops a dragging element
function stopMouseMove() {
    $document.unbind('mousemove', scrollWindow);
}