Fill out highcouncil_election_start_action

classes/election_cycle.py

@@ -90,6 +90,22 @@ class ElectionCycle:
                 term_start_date=self.term_start.strftime("%B %d"),
             )
 
+    def build_highcouncil_vote_start(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Builds the message to announce that highcouncil voting has started.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: Message to send.
+        """
+
+        with open("bot_messages/highcouncil_vote.txt", mode="r", encoding="utf8") as file:
+            message = file.read()
+
+            return message.format(
+                clan_council_elect_role_id=self.config.params.clan_council_elect_role_id,
+                term_start_date=self.term_start.strftime("%B %d"),
+            )
+
     def build_vote_start(self) -> str:
         """
         Builds the voting start message out of template and configurations.
@@ -123,7 +139,7 @@ class ElectionCycle:
         elif today.date() == self.voting_end.date():
             await self.voting_end_action()
         elif today.date() == self.highcouncil_election_start.date():
-            await self.highcouncil_election_action()
+            await self.highcouncil_election_start_action()
         elif today.date() == self.term_start.date():
             await self.term_start_action()
         elif today.date() == self.term_end.date():
@@ -173,11 +189,14 @@ class ElectionCycle:
         await election_channel.send(message)
         await election_channel.set_permissions(council_elect_role, send_messages=True)
 
-    async def highcouncil_election_action(self) -> None:
+    async def highcouncil_election_start_action(self) -> None:
         """
         Performs required actions for when the highcouncil is elected.
         """
-        print("Highcouncil election has started.")
+
+        message = self.build_highcouncil_vote_start()
+        election_channel = self.guild.get_channel(self.get_election_info().ElectionChannel)
+        await election_channel.send(message)
 
     async def term_start_action(self) -> None:
         msg: str = "the term has started"