✨Feature: add creature lookup functionality and combat state management

src/data/contentHelpers.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import type { ContentPack, RoomTemplate, TableDefinition } from "@/types/content";
+import type {
+  ContentPack,
+  CreatureDefinition,
+  RoomTemplate,
+  TableDefinition,
+} from "@/types/content";
 import type { TableLookupResult } from "@/rules/tables";
 
 export function findTableByCode(content: ContentPack, code: string): TableDefinition {
@@ -36,3 +41,23 @@ export function findRoomTemplateForLookup(
 
   return findRoomTemplateById(content, roomReference.id);
 }
+
+function normalizeName(value: string) {
+  return value.trim().toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, " ");
+}
+
+export function findCreatureByName(
+  content: ContentPack,
+  creatureName: string,
+): CreatureDefinition {
+  const normalizedTarget = normalizeName(creatureName);
+  const creature = content.creatures.find(
+    (entry) => normalizeName(entry.name) === normalizedTarget,
+  );
+
+  if (!creature) {
+    throw new Error(`Unknown creature name: ${creatureName}`);
+  }
+
+  return creature;
+}