First start on nomination modal.

classes/election_cycle.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import nextcord
 from sqlalchemy import select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
+from classes.nominate_views import NominateView
 from config import DakinyConfig
 from database_setup.sql_data_classes import ElectionInformation, engine
 from utils import get_datetime
@@ -166,8 +167,12 @@ class ElectionCycle:
         # election start message is returned as an array of string because it is too long. send each string
         # individually.
         messages = self.build_election_announcement()
-        for message in messages:
+        for index, message in enumerate(messages):
-            await election_channel.send(message)
+            # if last item, add the nominate button
+            if index + 1 == len(messages):
+                await election_channel.send(message, view=NominateView())
+            else:
+                await election_channel.send(message)
 
     async def voting_start_action(self) -> None:
         """

classes/nominate_views.py

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+"""
+Contains various views to be used in the nomination process.
+"""
+
+import nextcord
+from nextcord.interactions import Interaction
+
+
+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):
+        super().__init__(
+            "Nomination",
+            timeout=5 * 60,  # 5 minutes
+        )
+
+        self.speech = nextcord.ui.TextInput(
+            label="Nomination Speech",
+            style=nextcord.TextInputStyle.paragraph,
+            placeholder="Please write your speech here.",
+            required=True,
+            max_length=1500,
+        )
+        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.
+
+        """
+        # TODO add nominee to database, make sure user hasn't nominated themself before,
+        # make the nomination message better
+
+        await interaction.channel.send(self.speech.value)
+
+
+class NominateView(nextcord.ui.View):
+    """
+    The button to press to start your nomination.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(timeout=None)
+
+    @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())

cogs/commands/test.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import nextcord
 from nextcord.ext import commands
 
 from classes.election_cycle import ElectionCycle
+from config import DakinyConfig
 
 
 class TestCog(commands.Cog, name="Test commands."):
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ class TestCog(commands.Cog, name="Test commands."):
             interaction (nextcord.Interaction): _description_
         """
 
-        cycle = ElectionCycle(0, self.bot)
+        config: DakinyConfig = self.bot.config
+        cycle = ElectionCycle(4, config, self.bot.get_guild(config.params.guild_id))
         await cycle.election_start_action()
 
     @test.subcommand()

dakiny_bot.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from hydra.core.config_store import ConfigStore
 from nextcord.ext import commands
 
 import database_setup.create_database as create_database
+from classes.nominate_views import NominateView
 from config import DakinyConfig
 
 cs = ConfigStore.instance()
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ def main(cfg: DakinyConfig):
         """When Discord is connected"""
         assert bot.user is not None
         create_database  # pylint: disable=pointless-statement
+        bot.add_view(NominateView())
         print(f"{bot.user.name} has connected to Discord!")
 
     # Run Discord bot