extract common utilities

Author: pravinl23

src/main/java/com/steve/ai/util/ActionUtils.java

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+package com.steve.ai.util;
+
+import com.steve.ai.entity.SteveEntity;
+import net.minecraft.core.registries.BuiltInRegistries;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Blocks;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Common utility methods used across multiple action classes
+ */
+public class ActionUtils {
+
+    /**
+     * Find the nearest player to a Steve entity
+     *
+     * @param steve The Steve entity
+     * @return The nearest player, or null if no players found
+     */
+    public static Player findNearestPlayer(SteveEntity steve) {
+        List<? extends Player> players = steve.level().players();
+
+        if (players.isEmpty()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Player nearest = null;
+        double nearestDistance = Double.MAX_VALUE;
+
+        for (Player player : players) {
+            if (!player.isAlive() || player.isRemoved() || player.isSpectator()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            double distance = steve.distanceTo(player);
+            if (distance < nearestDistance) {
+                nearest = player;
+                nearestDistance = distance;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return nearest;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse a block name string into a Block instance
+     * Handles common resource names and aliases
+     *
+     * @param blockName The block name (e.g., "iron_ore", "diamond", "minecraft:stone")
+     * @return The Block instance, or Blocks.AIR if not found
+     */
+    public static Block parseBlock(String blockName) {
+        blockName = blockName.toLowerCase().replace(" ", "_");
+
+        // Add minecraft namespace if not present
+        if (!blockName.contains(":")) {
+            blockName = "minecraft:" + blockName;
+        }
+
+        ResourceLocation resourceLocation = new ResourceLocation(blockName);
+        Block block = BuiltInRegistries.BLOCK.get(resourceLocation);
+        return block != null ? block : Blocks.AIR;
+    }
+}