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+package com.csse3200.game.components;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.atLeastOnce;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.atMostOnce;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoInteractions;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+
+import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.physics.box2d.Fixture;
+import com.csse3200.game.components.npc.DeflectingComponent;
+import com.csse3200.game.entities.Entity;
+import com.csse3200.game.entities.EntityService;
+import com.csse3200.game.entities.factories.NPCFactory;
+import com.csse3200.game.entities.factories.ProjectileFactory;
+import com.csse3200.game.events.listeners.EventListener2;
+import com.csse3200.game.extensions.GameExtension;
+import com.csse3200.game.physics.PhysicsLayer;
+import com.csse3200.game.physics.PhysicsService;
+import com.csse3200.game.physics.components.ColliderComponent;
+import com.csse3200.game.physics.components.HitboxComponent;
+import com.csse3200.game.physics.components.PhysicsMovementComponent;
+import com.csse3200.game.rendering.DebugRenderer;
+import com.csse3200.game.rendering.RenderService;
+import com.csse3200.game.services.GameTime;
+import com.csse3200.game.services.ResourceService;
+import com.csse3200.game.services.ServiceLocator;
+
+@ExtendWith(GameExtension.class)
+public class DeflectingComponentTest {
+  Entity baseMob;
+  private static final int DEFAULT_ATTACK = 10;
+  private static final int DEFAULT_DEFENSE = 10;
+  private static final int DEFAULT_DEFLECT_AMOUNT = 5;
+  private static final int BASE_Y_COORD = 3;
+  private static final float VALID_POSITION_X = 3;
+  private static final float VALID_POSITION_Y = 3;
+
+  private final String[] atlas = {
+      "images/projectiles/basic_projectile.atlas"
+  };
+
+  @BeforeEach
+  public void setUp() {
+    GameTime gameTime = mock(GameTime.class);
+    when(gameTime.getDeltaTime()).thenReturn(0.02f);
+    ServiceLocator.registerTimeSource(gameTime);
+
+    ServiceLocator.registerPhysicsService(new PhysicsService());
+
+    ServiceLocator.registerEntityService(new EntityService());
+
+    RenderService render = new RenderService();
+    render.setDebug(mock(DebugRenderer.class));
+    ServiceLocator.registerRenderService(render);
+
+    ResourceService resourceService = new ResourceService();
+    ServiceLocator.registerResourceService(resourceService);
+    resourceService.loadTextureAtlases(atlas);
+    resourceService.loadAll();
+
+    baseMob = createDeflectMob(DEFAULT_DEFLECT_AMOUNT, VALID_POSITION_X, VALID_POSITION_Y);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldNotBeNull() {
+    assertNotNull("Deflecting component does not exist", baseMob.getComponent(DeflectingComponent.class));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldNotBeDisposed() {
+    Entity projectile = createProjectile(VALID_POSITION_X, VALID_POSITION_Y);
+
+    triggerCollisionStart(baseMob, projectile);
+    ServiceLocator.getPhysicsService().getPhysics().update();
+    ServiceLocator.getEntityService().update();
+
+    assertFalse("disposed flag should be false after collision start", projectile.getFlagForDelete());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldBeDisposedWhenDisabled() {
+    Entity projectile = createProjectile(VALID_POSITION_X, VALID_POSITION_Y);
+    baseMob.getComponent(DeflectingComponent.class).setEnabled(false);
+
+    triggerCollisionStart(baseMob, projectile);
+    ServiceLocator.getPhysicsService().getPhysics().update();
+    ServiceLocator.getEntityService().update();
+
+    assertFalse("disposed flag should be true after collision start when component is disabled",
+        projectile.getFlagForDelete());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldInvokeDeflectProjEvent() {
+    EventListener2<Fixture, Fixture> deflectProj = mock(EventListener2.class);
+    Entity projectile = createProjectile(VALID_POSITION_X, VALID_POSITION_Y);
+
+    baseMob.getEvents().addListener("collisionStart", deflectProj);
+    triggerCollisionStart(baseMob, projectile);
+
+    ServiceLocator.getPhysicsService().getPhysics().update();
+    ServiceLocator.getEntityService().update();
+
+    verify(deflectProj).handle(baseMob.getComponent(ColliderComponent.class).getFixture(),
+        projectile.getComponent(ColliderComponent.class).getFixture());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldInvokeXAmtTimes() {
+    EventListener2<Fixture, Fixture> deflectProj = mock(EventListener2.class);
+    Entity mob = createDeflectMob(3, VALID_POSITION_Y, VALID_POSITION_X);
+    Entity projectile = createProjectile(VALID_POSITION_X, VALID_POSITION_Y);
+    Entity projectile2 = createProjectile(VALID_POSITION_X, VALID_POSITION_Y);
+    Entity projectile3 = createProjectile(VALID_POSITION_X, VALID_POSITION_Y);
+    projectile.getComponent(TouchAttackComponent.class).setDisposeOnHit(false);
+
+    mob.getEvents().addListener("collisionStart", deflectProj);
+    triggerCollisionStart(mob, projectile);
+    ServiceLocator.getPhysicsService().getPhysics().update();
+    ServiceLocator.getEntityService().update();
+    triggerCollisionStart(mob, projectile2);
+    ServiceLocator.getPhysicsService().getPhysics().update();
+    ServiceLocator.getEntityService().update();
+    triggerCollisionStart(mob, projectile3);
+    ServiceLocator.getPhysicsService().getPhysics().update();
+    ServiceLocator.getEntityService().update();
+
+    verify(deflectProj, atLeastOnce()).handle(mob.getComponent(ColliderComponent.class).getFixture(),
+        projectile.getComponent(ColliderComponent.class).getFixture());
+    verify(deflectProj, atLeastOnce()).handle(mob.getComponent(ColliderComponent.class).getFixture(),
+        projectile2.getComponent(ColliderComponent.class).getFixture());
+    verify(deflectProj, atLeastOnce()).handle(mob.getComponent(ColliderComponent.class).getFixture(),
+        projectile3.getComponent(ColliderComponent.class).getFixture());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldInvokeAtMostOnce() {
+    EventListener2<Fixture, Fixture> deflectProj = mock(EventListener2.class);
+    Entity mob = createDeflectMob(1, VALID_POSITION_Y, VALID_POSITION_X);
+    Entity projectile = createProjectile(VALID_POSITION_X, VALID_POSITION_Y);
+    projectile.getComponent(TouchAttackComponent.class).setDisposeOnHit(false);
+
+    mob.getEvents().addListener("collisionStart", deflectProj);
+    triggerCollisionStart(mob, projectile);
+    ServiceLocator.getPhysicsService().getPhysics().update();
+    ServiceLocator.getEntityService().update();
+    triggerCollisionStart(mob, projectile);
+    ServiceLocator.getPhysicsService().getPhysics().update();
+    ServiceLocator.getEntityService().update();
+
+    verify(deflectProj, atMostOnce()).handle(mob.getComponent(ColliderComponent.class).getFixture(),
+        projectile.getComponent(ColliderComponent.class).getFixture());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldReverseProjScaleX() {
+    Entity projectile = createProjectile(VALID_POSITION_X, VALID_POSITION_Y);
+
+    float initialX = projectile.getScale().x;
+
+    triggerCollisionStart(baseMob, projectile);
+    ServiceLocator.getPhysicsService().getPhysics().update();
+    ServiceLocator.getEntityService().update();
+
+    assertEquals("image should be reversed horizontally", -initialX, projectile.getScale().x, 0.1f);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldRemainSameHealth() {
+    Entity projectile = createProjectile(VALID_POSITION_X, VALID_POSITION_Y);
+    int health = baseMob.getComponent(CombatStatsComponent.class).getHealth();
+
+    triggerCollisionStart(baseMob, projectile);
+    ServiceLocator.getPhysicsService().getPhysics().update();
+    ServiceLocator.getEntityService().update();
+
+    assertEquals("Should have same health after collision", health,
+        baseMob.getComponent(CombatStatsComponent.class).getHealth());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldNotChangeHealthWhenDisabled() {
+    Entity projectile = createProjectile(VALID_POSITION_X, VALID_POSITION_Y);
+    baseMob.getComponent(CombatStatsComponent.class).setHealth(100);
+    int health = baseMob.getComponent(CombatStatsComponent.class).getHealth();
+    baseMob.getComponent(DeflectingComponent.class).setEnabled(false);
+
+    triggerCollisionStart(baseMob, projectile);
+    ServiceLocator.getPhysicsService().getPhysics().update();
+    ServiceLocator.getEntityService().update();
+
+    assertNotEquals("Should not have same health after collision", health,
+        baseMob.getComponent(CombatStatsComponent.class).getHealth());
+  }
+
+  Entity createDeflectMob(int amount, float posX, float posY) {
+    Entity mob = NPCFactory.createRangedBaseNPC();
+    mob.addComponent(new DeflectingComponent(PhysicsLayer.PROJECTILE, PhysicsLayer.TOWER, amount));
+    mob.addComponent(new CombatStatsComponent(DEFAULT_ATTACK, DEFAULT_DEFENSE));
+
+    mob.setPosition(posX, posY);
+    ServiceLocator.getEntityService().register(mob);
+
+    return mob;
+  }
+
+  Entity createProjectile(float posX, float posY) {
+    Entity projectile = ProjectileFactory.createBaseProjectile(baseMob.getComponent(ColliderComponent.class).getLayer(),
+        new Vector2(100, BASE_Y_COORD), new Vector2(2f, 2f));
+
+    projectile.getComponent(PhysicsMovementComponent.class).setTarget(new Vector2(100, BASE_Y_COORD));
+
+    projectile.setPosition(posX, posY);
+    ServiceLocator.getEntityService().register(projectile);
+    return projectile;
+  }
+
+  void triggerCollisionStart(Entity mob, Entity projectile) {
+    mob.getEvents().trigger("collisionStart",
+        projectile.getComponent(HitboxComponent.class).getFixture(),
+        mob.getComponent(HitboxComponent.class).getFixture());
+  }
+
+  void triggerCollisionEnd(Entity mob, Entity projectile) {
+    mob.getEvents().trigger("collisionEnd",
+        projectile.getComponent(HitboxComponent.class).getFixture(),
+        mob.getComponent(HitboxComponent.class).getFixture());
+  }
+
+  void triggerCollision(Entity mob, Entity projectile) {
+    triggerCollisionStart(mob, projectile);
+    triggerCollisionEnd(mob, projectile);
+  }
+}