Set up bot to do initial test. Made changes in class to make test take less time.

classes/election_cycle.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Contains the election cycle class
 
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
+import nextcord
 from nextcord.ext import commands
 
 
@@ -26,12 +27,12 @@ class ElectionCycle:
         self._election_start: datetime = election_start
         self._term_start: datetime = term_start
         self._term_end: datetime = term_end  # might not be needed
-        self._voting_start: datetime = self._election_start + timedelta(days=7)
-        self._voting_end: datetime = self._voting_start + timedelta(days=7)
+        self._voting_start: datetime = self._election_start + timedelta(days=1)
+        self._voting_end: datetime = self._voting_start + timedelta(days=1)
         self._highcouncil_election: datetime = self._voting_end + timedelta(days=1)
         self._bot: commands.Bot = bot
 
-    def check_date(self) -> None:
+    async def check_date(self) -> None:
         """
         Function checks current date to see if something needs to be run.
         """
@@ -40,34 +41,59 @@ class ElectionCycle:
         # check all dates if action is needed
         match today.date():
             case self._election_start.date():
-                self.election_start_action()
+                await self.election_start_action()
             case self._voting_start.date():
-                self.voting_end_action()
+                await self.voting_end_action()
             case self._voting_end.date():
-                self.voting_end_action()
+                await self.voting_end_action()
             case self._highcouncil_election.date():
-                self.highcouncil_election_action()
+                await self.highcouncil_election_action()
+            case self._term_start.date():
+                await self.term_start_action()
+            case self._term_end.date():
+                await self.term_end_action()
 
-    def election_start_action(self) -> None:
+    async def election_start_action(self) -> None:
         """
         Performs required actions for when the election cycle starts.
         """
         print("election cycle has started")
+        await self.message_me("election cycle has started")
 
-    def voting_start_action(self) -> None:
+    async def voting_start_action(self) -> None:
         """
         Performs required actions for when voting for candidates starts.
         """
         print("Voting has started")
+        await self.message_me("Voting has started")
 
-    def voting_end_action(self) -> None:
+    async def voting_end_action(self) -> None:
         """
         Performs required actions for when voting time has ended.
         """
         print("voting has ended")
+        await self.message_me("voting has ended")
 
-    def highcouncil_election_action(self) -> None:
+    async def highcouncil_election_action(self) -> None:
         """
         Performs required actions for when the highcouncil is elected.
         """
         print("Highcouncil election has started.")
+        await self.message_me("Highcouncil election has started.")
+
+    async def term_start_action(self) -> None:
+        msg: str = "the term has started"
+        print(msg)
+        self.message_me(msg)
+
+    async def term_end_action(self):
+        msg: str = "the term has ended"
+        print(msg)
+        self.message_me(msg)
+
+    async def message_me(self, msg: str):
+        """
+        message a string to me
+        """
+        imcompiling: nextcord.User = await self._bot.fetch_user(206602713511886849)
+        await imcompiling.send(msg)