Pass config along so that nominate can add to database with election cycle name.

classes/election_cycle.py

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class ElectionCycle:
         for index, message in enumerate(messages):
             # if last item, add the nominate button
             if index + 1 == len(messages):
-                await election_channel.send(message, view=NominateView())
+                await election_channel.send(message, view=NominateView(self.config))
             else:
                 await election_channel.send(message)
 

classes/nominate_views.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import nextcord
 from nextcord.interactions import Interaction
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
+from config import DakinyConfig
 from database_setup.sql_data_classes import CouncilMembers, engine
 from utils import get_election_cycle_name
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ class NominateModal(nextcord.ui.Modal):
     Modal for nominating oneself. User writes a speech and then the callback sends the speech into the correct channel.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, config):
         super().__init__(
             "Nomination",
             timeout=5 * 60,  # 5 minutes
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ class NominateModal(nextcord.ui.Modal):
             max_length=1500,
         )
         self.add_item(self.speech)
+        self.config: DakinyConfig = config
 
     async def callback(self, interaction: Interaction) -> None:
         """
@@ -48,9 +50,10 @@ class NominateModal(nextcord.ui.Modal):
 
         with Session(engine) as session:
             council_member = CouncilMembers(
-                ElectionCycle=get_election_cycle_name(self.bot.config), MemberId=interaction.user.id
+                ElectionCycle=get_election_cycle_name(self.config), MemberId=interaction.user.id
             )
             session.add(council_member)
+            session.commit()
 
 
 class NominateView(nextcord.ui.View):
@@ -58,9 +61,10 @@ class NominateView(nextcord.ui.View):
     The button to press to start your nomination.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, config):
         super().__init__(timeout=None)
+        self.config: DakinyConfig = config
 
     @nextcord.ui.button(label="Nominate Yourself", style=nextcord.ButtonStyle.primary, custom_id="nominate")
     async def nominate(self, button: nextcord.ui.Button, interaction: nextcord.Interaction) -> None:
-        await interaction.response.send_modal(NominateModal())
+        await interaction.response.send_modal(NominateModal(self.config))