Source: ScrollMagic/Scene/feature-pinning.js

var
	_pin,
	_pinOptions;

Scene
	.on("shift.internal", function (e) {
		var durationChanged = e.reason === "duration";
		if ((_state === "AFTER" && durationChanged) || (_state === 'DURING' && _options.duration === 0)) {
			// if [duration changed after a scene (inside scene progress updates pin position)] or [duration is 0, we are in pin phase and some other value changed].
			updatePinState();
		}
		if (durationChanged) {
			updatePinDimensions();
		}
	})
	.on("progress.internal", function (e) {
		updatePinState();
	})
	.on("add.internal", function (e) {
		updatePinDimensions();
	})
	.on("destroy.internal", function (e) {
		Scene.removePin(e.reset);
	});
/**
 * Update the pin state.
 * @private
 */
var updatePinState = function (forceUnpin) {
	if (_pin && _controller) {
		var 
			containerInfo = _controller.info();

		if (!forceUnpin && _state === "DURING") { // during scene or if duration is 0 and we are past the trigger
			// pinned state
			if (_util.css(_pin, "position") != "fixed") {
				// change state before updating pin spacer (position changes due to fixed collapsing might occur.)
				_util.css(_pin, {"position": "fixed"});
				// update pin spacer
				updatePinDimensions();
			}

			var
				fixedPos = _util.get.offset(_pinOptions.spacer, true), // get viewport position of spacer
				scrollDistance = _options.reverse || _options.duration === 0 ?
								 	 containerInfo.scrollPos - _scrollOffset.start // quicker
								 : Math.round(_progress * _options.duration * 10)/10; // if no reverse and during pin the position needs to be recalculated using the progress
			
			// add scrollDistance
			fixedPos[containerInfo.vertical ? "top" : "left"] += scrollDistance;

			// set new values
			_util.css(_pin, {
				top: fixedPos.top,
				left: fixedPos.left
			});
		} else {
			// unpinned state
			var
				newCSS = {
					position: _pinOptions.inFlow ? "relative" : "absolute",
					top:  0,
					left: 0
				},
				change = _util.css(_pin, "position") != newCSS.position;
			
			if (!_pinOptions.pushFollowers) {
				newCSS[containerInfo.vertical ? "top" : "left"] = _options.duration * _progress;
			} else if (_options.duration > 0) { // only concerns scenes with duration
				if (_state === "AFTER" && parseFloat(_util.css(_pinOptions.spacer, "padding-top")) === 0) {
					change = true; // if in after state but havent updated spacer yet (jumped past pin)
				} else if (_state === "BEFORE" && parseFloat(_util.css(_pinOptions.spacer, "padding-bottom")) === 0) { // before
					change = true; // jumped past fixed state upward direction
				}
			}
			// set new values
			_util.css(_pin, newCSS);
			if (change) {
				// update pin spacer if state changed
				updatePinDimensions();
			}
		}
	}
};

/**
 * Update the pin spacer and/or element size.
 * The size of the spacer needs to be updated whenever the duration of the scene changes, if it is to push down following elements.
 * @private
 */
var updatePinDimensions = function () {
	if (_pin && _controller && _pinOptions.inFlow) { // no spacerresize, if original position is absolute
		var
			after = (_state === "AFTER"),
			before = (_state === "BEFORE"),
			during = (_state === "DURING"),
			vertical = _controller.info("vertical"),
			spacerChild = _pinOptions.spacer.children[0], // usually the pined element but can also be another spacer (cascaded pins)
			marginCollapse = _util.isMarginCollapseType(_util.css(_pinOptions.spacer, "display")),
			css = {};

		// set new size
		// if relsize: spacer -> pin | else: pin -> spacer
		if (_pinOptions.relSize.width || _pinOptions.relSize.autoFullWidth) {
			if (during) {
				_util.css(_pin, {"width": _util.get.width(_pinOptions.spacer)});
			} else {
				_util.css(_pin, {"width": "100%"});
			}
		} else {
			// minwidth is needed for cascaded pins.
			css["min-width"] = _util.get.width(vertical ? _pin : spacerChild, true, true);
			css.width = during ? css["min-width"] : "auto";
		}
		if (_pinOptions.relSize.height) {
			if (during) {
				// the only padding the spacer should ever include is the duration (if pushFollowers = true), so we need to substract that.
				_util.css(_pin, {"height": _util.get.height(_pinOptions.spacer) - (_pinOptions.pushFollowers ? _options.duration : 0)});
			} else {
				_util.css(_pin, {"height": "100%"});
			}
		} else {
			// margin is only included if it's a cascaded pin to resolve an IE9 bug
			css["min-height"] = _util.get.height(vertical ? spacerChild : _pin, true , !marginCollapse); // needed for cascading pins
			css.height = during ? css["min-height"] : "auto";
		}

		// add space for duration if pushFollowers is true
		if (_pinOptions.pushFollowers) {
			css["padding" + (vertical ? "Top" : "Left")] = _options.duration * _progress;
			css["padding" + (vertical ? "Bottom" : "Right")] = _options.duration * (1 - _progress);
		}
		_util.css(_pinOptions.spacer, css);
	}
};

/**
 * Updates the Pin state (in certain scenarios)
 * If the controller container is not the document and we are mid-pin-phase scrolling or resizing the main document can result to wrong pin positions.
 * So this function is called on resize and scroll of the document.
 * @private
 */
var updatePinInContainer = function () {
	if (_controller && _pin && _state === "DURING" && !_controller.info("isDocument")) {
		updatePinState();
	}
};

/**
 * Updates the Pin spacer size state (in certain scenarios)
 * If container is resized during pin and relatively sized the size of the pin might need to be updated...
 * So this function is called on resize of the container.
 * @private
 */
var updateRelativePinSpacer = function () {
	if ( _controller && _pin && // well, duh
			_state === "DURING" && // element in pinned state?
			( // is width or height relatively sized, but not in relation to body? then we need to recalc.
				((_pinOptions.relSize.width || _pinOptions.relSize.autoFullWidth) && _util.get.width(window) != _util.get.width(_pinOptions.spacer.parentNode)) ||
				(_pinOptions.relSize.height && _util.get.height(window) != _util.get.height(_pinOptions.spacer.parentNode))
			)
	) {
		updatePinDimensions();
	}
};

/**
 * Is called, when the mousewhel is used while over a pinned element inside a div container.
 * If the scene is in fixed state scroll events would be counted towards the body. This forwards the event to the scroll container.
 * @private
 */
var onMousewheelOverPin = function (e) {
	if (_controller && _pin && _state === "DURING" && !_controller.info("isDocument")) { // in pin state
		e.preventDefault();
		_controller._setScrollPos(_controller.info("scrollPos") - ((e.wheelDelta || e[_controller.info("vertical") ? "wheelDeltaY" : "wheelDeltaX"])/3 || -e.detail*30));
	}
};

/**
 * Pin an element for the duration of the tween.  
 * If the scene duration is 0 the element will only be unpinned, if the user scrolls back past the start position.  
 * Make sure only one pin is applied to an element at the same time.
 * An element can be pinned multiple times, but only successively.
 * _**NOTE:** The option `pushFollowers` has no effect, when the scene duration is 0._
 * @method ScrollMagic.Scene#setPin
 * @example
 * // pin element and push all following elements down by the amount of the pin duration.
 * scene.setPin("#pin");
 *
 * // pin element and keeping all following elements in their place. The pinned element will move past them.
 * scene.setPin("#pin", {pushFollowers: false});
 *
 * @param {(string|object)} element - A Selector targeting an element or a DOM object that is supposed to be pinned.
 * @param {object} [settings] - settings for the pin
 * @param {boolean} [settings.pushFollowers=true] - If `true` following elements will be "pushed" down for the duration of the pin, if `false` the pinned element will just scroll past them.  
 												   Ignored, when duration is `0`.
 * @param {string} [settings.spacerClass="scrollmagic-pin-spacer"] - Classname of the pin spacer element, which is used to replace the element.
 *
 * @returns {Scene} Parent object for chaining.
 */
this.setPin = function (element, settings) {
	var
		defaultSettings = {
			pushFollowers: true,
			spacerClass: "scrollmagic-pin-spacer"
		};
	settings = _util.extend({}, defaultSettings, settings);

	// validate Element
	element = _util.get.elements(element)[0];
	if (!element) {
		log(1, "ERROR calling method 'setPin()': Invalid pin element supplied.");
		return Scene; // cancel
	} else if (_util.css(element, "position") === "fixed") {
		log(1, "ERROR calling method 'setPin()': Pin does not work with elements that are positioned 'fixed'.");
		return Scene; // cancel
	}

	if (_pin) { // preexisting pin?
		if (_pin === element) {
			// same pin we already have -> do nothing
			return Scene; // cancel
		} else {
			// kill old pin
			Scene.removePin();
		}
		
	}
	_pin = element;
	
	var
		parentDisplay = _pin.parentNode.style.display,
		boundsParams = ["top", "left", "bottom", "right", "margin", "marginLeft", "marginRight", "marginTop", "marginBottom"];

	_pin.parentNode.style.display = 'none'; // hack start to force css to return stylesheet values instead of calculated px values.
	var
		inFlow = _util.css(_pin, "position") != "absolute",
		pinCSS = _util.css(_pin, boundsParams.concat(["display"])),
		sizeCSS = _util.css(_pin, ["width", "height"]);
	_pin.parentNode.style.display = parentDisplay; // hack end.

	if (!inFlow && settings.pushFollowers) {
		log(2, "WARNING: If the pinned element is positioned absolutely pushFollowers will be disabled.");
		settings.pushFollowers = false;
	}
	// (BUILD) - REMOVE IN MINIFY - START
	window.setTimeout(function () { // wait until all finished, because with responsive duration it will only be set after scene is added to controller
		if (_pin && _options.duration === 0 && settings.pushFollowers) {
			log(2, "WARNING: pushFollowers =", true, "has no effect, when scene duration is 0.");
		}
	}, 0);
	// (BUILD) - REMOVE IN MINIFY - END

	// create spacer and insert
	var
		spacer = _pin.parentNode.insertBefore(document.createElement('div'), _pin),
		spacerCSS = _util.extend(pinCSS, {
				position: inFlow ? "relative" : "absolute",
				boxSizing: "content-box",
				mozBoxSizing: "content-box",
				webkitBoxSizing: "content-box"
			});

	if (!inFlow) { // copy size if positioned absolutely, to work for bottom/right positioned elements.
		_util.extend(spacerCSS, _util.css(_pin, ["width", "height"]));
	}

	_util.css(spacer, spacerCSS);
	spacer.setAttribute(PIN_SPACER_ATTRIBUTE, "");
	_util.addClass(spacer, settings.spacerClass);

	// set the pin Options
	_pinOptions = {
		spacer: spacer,
		relSize: { // save if size is defined using % values. if so, handle spacer resize differently...
			width: sizeCSS.width.slice(-1) === "%",
			height: sizeCSS.height.slice(-1) === "%",
			autoFullWidth: sizeCSS.width === "auto" && inFlow && _util.isMarginCollapseType(pinCSS.display)
		},
		pushFollowers: settings.pushFollowers,
		inFlow: inFlow, // stores if the element takes up space in the document flow
	};
	
	if (!_pin.___origStyle) {
		_pin.___origStyle = {};
		var
			pinInlineCSS = _pin.style,
			copyStyles = boundsParams.concat(["width", "height", "position", "boxSizing", "mozBoxSizing", "webkitBoxSizing"]);
		copyStyles.forEach(function (val) {
			_pin.___origStyle[val] = pinInlineCSS[val] || "";
		});
	}

	// if relative size, transfer it to spacer and make pin calculate it...
	if (_pinOptions.relSize.width) {
		_util.css(spacer, {width: sizeCSS.width});
	}
	if (_pinOptions.relSize.height) {
		_util.css(spacer, {height: sizeCSS.height});
	}

	// now place the pin element inside the spacer	
	spacer.appendChild(_pin);
	// and set new css
	_util.css(_pin, {
		position: inFlow ? "relative" : "absolute",
		margin: "auto",
		top: "auto",
		left: "auto",
		bottom: "auto",
		right: "auto"
	});
	
	if (_pinOptions.relSize.width || _pinOptions.relSize.autoFullWidth) {
		_util.css(_pin, {
			boxSizing : "border-box",
			mozBoxSizing : "border-box",
			webkitBoxSizing : "border-box"
		});
	}

	// add listener to document to update pin position in case controller is not the document.
	window.addEventListener('scroll', updatePinInContainer);
	window.addEventListener('resize', updatePinInContainer);
	window.addEventListener('resize', updateRelativePinSpacer);
	// add mousewheel listener to catch scrolls over fixed elements
	_pin.addEventListener("mousewheel", onMousewheelOverPin);
	_pin.addEventListener("DOMMouseScroll", onMousewheelOverPin);

	log(3, "added pin");

	// finally update the pin to init
	updatePinState();

	return Scene;
};

/**
 * Remove the pin from the scene.
 * @method ScrollMagic.Scene#removePin
 * @example
 * // remove the pin from the scene without resetting it (the spacer is not removed)
 * scene.removePin();
 *
 * // remove the pin from the scene and reset the pin element to its initial position (spacer is removed)
 * scene.removePin(true);
 *
 * @param {boolean} [reset=false] - If `false` the spacer will not be removed and the element's position will not be reset.
 * @returns {Scene} Parent object for chaining.
 */
this.removePin = function (reset) {
	if (_pin) {
		if (_state === "DURING") {
			updatePinState(true); // force unpin at position
		}
		if (reset || !_controller) { // if there's no controller no progress was made anyway...
			var spacerChild = _pinOptions.spacer.children[0]; // usually the pin element, but may be another spacer...
			if (spacerChild.hasAttribute(PIN_SPACER_ATTRIBUTE)) { // copy margins to child spacer
				var
					style = _pinOptions.spacer.style,
					values = ["margin", "marginLeft", "marginRight", "marginTop", "marginBottom"];
					margins = {};
				values.forEach(function (val) {
					margins[val] = style[val] || "";
				});
				_util.css(spacerChild, margins);
			}
			_pinOptions.spacer.parentNode.insertBefore(spacerChild, _pinOptions.spacer);
			_pinOptions.spacer.parentNode.removeChild(_pinOptions.spacer);
			if (!_pin.parentNode.hasAttribute(PIN_SPACER_ATTRIBUTE)) { // if it's the last pin for this element -> restore inline styles
				// TODO: only correctly set for first pin (when cascading) - how to fix?
				_util.css(_pin, _pin.___origStyle);
				delete _pin.___origStyle;
			}
		}
		window.removeEventListener('scroll', updatePinInContainer);
		window.removeEventListener('resize', updatePinInContainer);
		window.removeEventListener('resize', updateRelativePinSpacer);
		_pin.removeEventListener("mousewheel", onMousewheelOverPin);
		_pin.removeEventListener("DOMMouseScroll", onMousewheelOverPin);
		_pin = undefined;
		log(3, "removed pin (reset: " + (reset ? "true" : "false") + ")");
	}
	return Scene;
};