First, I would check if you can access the action.xml file (I see that you are catching IOException but just for sanity I would check the file).
Also, based on your source code (read: my unfamiliarity with Betwixt) I am not sure how the file is being parsed (the parse method in your source code). Make sure you are looking for "actions" element and NOT Actions or any other form of this
word. XML is case-sensitive.
Thanks.
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