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+#ifndef _WORLD_UTIL_H
+#define _WORLD_UTIL_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <functional>
+#include <ForwardsZone.h>
+#include <Util/Util.h>
+
+namespace Sapphire::World::Util
+{
+
+  class ActorFilter
+  {
+  public:
+    ActorFilter() = default;
+    virtual ~ActorFilter() = default;
+    virtual bool conditionApplies( const Entity::Actor& actor );
+  };
+
+  class ActorFilterRange : public ActorFilter
+  {
+    FFXIVARR_POSITION3 m_startPos;
+    float m_range;
+  public:
+    ActorFilterInRange( FFXIVARR_POSITION3 startPos, float range ) : m_startPos( startPos ), m_range( range );
+
+    bool conditionApplies( const Entity::Actor& actor ) override
+    {
+      return Util::distance( m_startPos.x, m_startPos.y, m_startPos.z,
+                             actor.getPos().x, actor.getPos().y, actor.getPos().z ) <= m_range;
+    }
+  };
+
+  // usage in psudocode
+  //
+  //  std::set< ActorPtr > filterActorList( inputSet, filter )
+  //  {
+  //    std::set< ActorPtr > resultSet;
+  //    for( every actor in inputSet )
+  //    {
+  //       if( filter.conditionApplies( actor ) )
+  //         resultSet.insert( actor.asPointer() );
+  //    }
+  //    return resultSet;
+  //
+}
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