move functions to get election cycle index and name into utils.

classes/election_cycle.py

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class ElectionCycle:
         """
         # create new channel for election
         category: nextcord.CategoryChannel = self.guild.get_channel(self.config.params.active_category_id)
-        quarter_name: str = get_election_cycle_name()
+        quarter_name: str = get_election_cycle_name(self.config)
 
         # create new entry into database.
         election_channel: nextcord.TextChannel = await category.create_text_channel(quarter_name)
@@ -226,5 +226,7 @@ class ElectionCycle:
         """
 
         with Session(engine) as session:
-            stmt = select(ElectionInformation).where(ElectionInformation.ElectionCycle == get_election_cycle_name())
+            stmt = select(ElectionInformation).where(
+                ElectionInformation.ElectionCycle == get_election_cycle_name(self.config)
+            )
             return session.scalar(stmt)

cogs/loops/daily_loop.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from classes.election_cycle import ElectionCycle
 from config import DakinyConfig
 from dakiny_bot import birthday_list
 from database_setup.sql_data_classes import UserBirthday, engine
-from utils import get_datetime
+from utils import get_current_cycle
 
 
 class DailyLoop(commands.Cog, name="Daily Loop"):
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class DailyLoop(commands.Cog, name="Daily Loop"):
         """
 
         if self.current_election is None:
-            self.current_election = self.get_current_cycle()
+            self.current_election = self.get_election_cycle()
 
         if self.current_election is not None:
             await self.current_election.check_date()
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ class DailyLoop(commands.Cog, name="Daily Loop"):
         await self.bot.wait_until_ready()
 
         # Bot needs to know guilds to get the current cycle.
-        self.current_election = self.get_current_cycle()
+        self.current_election = self.get_election_cycle()
 
-    def get_current_cycle(self) -> ElectionCycle:
+    def get_election_cycle(self) -> ElectionCycle:
         """
         Creates an object for the current election cycle if one is active. An election is considered active
         between the election start and the term start.
@@ -76,18 +76,10 @@ class DailyLoop(commands.Cog, name="Daily Loop"):
             ElectionCycle: Current election cycle, None if there is no election happening.
         """
 
-        today = datetime.today()
         config: DakinyConfig = self.bot.config
-        current_election = None
+        cycle = get_current_cycle(config)
 
-        for cycle, election in enumerate(config.election_cycles):
-            if (
-                today.date() >= get_datetime(election.election_start).date()
-                and today.date() <= get_datetime(election.term_start).date()
-            ):
-                current_election = ElectionCycle(cycle, config, self.bot.get_guild(config.params.guild_id))
-
-        return current_election
+        return ElectionCycle(cycle, config, self.bot.get_guild(config.params.guild_id))
 
     def update_birthdays(self) -> None:
         """

utils.py

@@ -35,6 +35,30 @@ def get_election_cycle_name(config: DakinyConfig) -> str:
     Returns:
         str: the name of the election cycle
     """
-    # TODO finish
+    cycle = get_current_cycle(config)
+    current_cycle = config.election_cycles[cycle]
 
-    return f"vote-{election_start.year}-{election_cycle.name}"
+    return f"vote-{get_datetime(current_cycle.election_start).year}-{current_cycle.name}"
+
+
+def get_current_cycle(config: DakinyConfig) -> int:
+    """
+    Returns index for active election. An election is considered active between the election start and the term start.
+
+    Args:
+        config (DakinyConfig): Config object to use
+
+    Returns:
+        int: cycle index for active election. -1 for no active cycle
+    """
+
+    today = datetime.today()
+
+    for cycle, election in enumerate(config.election_cycles):
+        if (
+            today.date() >= get_datetime(election.election_start).date()
+            and today.date() <= get_datetime(election.term_start).date()
+        ):
+            return cycle
+
+    return -1