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+package inf112.fiasko.roborally.objects;
+
+import inf112.fiasko.roborally.element_properties.Direction;
+import inf112.fiasko.roborally.element_properties.ParticleType;
+
+/**
+ * This class represents a particle
+ */
+public class Particle {
+
+    private ParticleType particleType;
+    private Direction direction;
+
+    /**
+     * Instantiates a new particle
+     * @param particleType The type of the particle
+     * @param direction The direction of the particle
+     */
+    public Particle(ParticleType particleType, Direction direction) {
+        if (direction.getDirectionID() % 2 == 0) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid direction for particle submitted");
+        }
+        this.particleType = particleType;
+        this.direction = direction;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the particle type of the particle
+     * @return The particle's particle type
+     */
+    public ParticleType getParticleType() {
+        return particleType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the direction of the particle
+     * @return The particle's direction
+     */
+    public Direction getDirection() {
+        return direction;
+    }
+}
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