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+"""
+Contains various views to be used in the discord manager nomination process.
+"""
+
+import nextcord
+from nextcord.interactions import Interaction
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from config import DakinyConfig
+from database_setup.sql_data_classes import CouncilMembers, engine
+from utils import NOMINEE_SPLITTER, decorate_nomination, get_election_cycle_name
+
+
+class NominateDMModal(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,
+        config: DakinyConfig,
+        usr_id: int,
+        usr_nominated: bool,
+        speech_content: str,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(
+            "Discord Manager Nomination",
+            timeout=5 * 60,  # 5 minutes
+        )
+        self.usr_id: int = usr_id
+        self.config: DakinyConfig = config
+        self.usr_nominated = usr_nominated
+
+        self.speech = nextcord.ui.TextInput(
+            label="Nomination Speech",
+            style=nextcord.TextInputStyle.paragraph,
+            placeholder="Please write your speech here.",
+            required=True,
+            max_length=1500,
+            default_value=speech_content,
+        )
+        self.add_item(self.speech)
+
+    async def callback(self, interaction: Interaction) -> None:
+        """
+        Sends the nomination speech into the voting channel and enters the user into the voting database.
+
+        Args:
+            interaction (Interaction): Interaction with user.
+
+        """
+
+        speech = decorate_nomination(interaction.user.id, self.speech.value)
+
+        with Session(engine) as session:
+            # user already in table
+            cycle = get_election_cycle_name(self.config)
+            stmt = (
+                select(CouncilMembers)
+                .where(CouncilMembers.ElectionCycle == cycle)
+                .where(CouncilMembers.MemberId == self.usr_id)
+            )
+            council_elect = session.scalar(stmt)
+
+            if not self.usr_nominated:
+                msg = await interaction.channel.send(speech)
+
+                council_elect.DiscordManagerSpeechId = msg.id
+                session.commit()
+            else:
+                msg: nextcord.Message = await interaction.channel.fetch_message(
+                    council_elect.DiscordManagerSpeechId
+                )
+                await msg.edit(
+                    content=decorate_nomination(interaction.user.id, self.speech.value)
+                )
+
+
+class NominateDMView(nextcord.ui.View):
+    """
+    The button to press to start your Discord Manager nomination.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: DakinyConfig, guild: nextcord.Guild):
+        super().__init__(timeout=None)
+        self.config: DakinyConfig = config
+        self.guild: nextcord.Guild = guild
+
+    @nextcord.ui.button(
+        label="Nominate for Discord Manager",
+        style=nextcord.ButtonStyle.primary,
+        custom_id="nominate-dm",
+    )
+    async def nominate(
+        self, button: nextcord.ui.Button, interaction: nextcord.Interaction
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Gathers previous information about the user if they have already nominated themselves, then launches
+        the nomination modal to get their speech.
+
+        Args:
+            button (nextcord.ui.Button): Unused. idk why its needed in the decorator
+            interaction (nextcord.Interaction): Interaction of user who pressed the button
+        """
+
+        # enforce council elect only
+        if (
+            self.guild.get_role(self.config.params.clan_council_elect_role_id)
+            not in interaction.user.roles
+        ):
+            await interaction.response.send_message(
+                f"You must have the <@&{self.config.params.clan_council_elect_role_id}> role to vote.",
+                ephemeral=True,
+            )
+            return
+
+        cycle = get_election_cycle_name(self.config)
+        usr_nominated = False
+        speech_content = ""
+        with Session(engine) as session:
+            stmt = (
+                select(CouncilMembers)
+                .where(CouncilMembers.ElectionCycle == cycle)
+                .where(CouncilMembers.MemberId == interaction.user.id)
+            )
+            obj = session.scalar(stmt)
+
+            # user needs to exist to get here anyways...
+            if obj.DiscordManagerSpeechId is not None:
+                usr_nominated = True
+                msg = await interaction.channel.fetch_message(
+                    obj.DiscordManagerSpeechId
+                )
+                speech_content = msg.content.split(NOMINEE_SPLITTER)[1]
+
+        await interaction.response.send_modal(
+            NominateDMModal(
+                self.config, interaction.user.id, usr_nominated, speech_content
+            )
+        )