Rework message builder to format from text file.

bot_messages/message_builder.py

@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Contains the MessageBuilder class.
-"""
-
-from datetime import datetime
-
-from config import DakinyConfig
-
-
-class MessageBuilder:
-    """
-    Contains all the announcements that the bot will send regarding elections.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, config: DakinyConfig, cycle: int) -> None:
-        self.config = config
-        self.cycle = cycle
-
-    def get_vote_start(self) -> str:
-        """
-        Builds the voting start message out of template and configurations.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: Message to send
-        """
-
-        vote_end = self.get_datetime(self.config.election_cycles[self.cycle].voting_end)
-
-        message = "====================\n"
-        message += f"<@&{self.config.params.clan_member_role_id}>, it's time to vote for clan council.\n\n"
-        message += f"React with <:{self.config.params.voting_emote_id}> to vote. "
-        message += f"Voting ends next Wednesday , {vote_end.date()}."
-        message += f"Announcement of the results to whole clan will happen {vote_end.date()}.\n\n"
-        message += "After a candidate receives 3 votes, their spot is secured in the new council, "
-        message += "but you can still vote for them to show your support.\n\n"
-        message += "**Just a reminder:** only the people listed below are eligible to vote, and each "
-        message += "clan member may **only vote for one person**. Votes from guests, diplomats, or allies "
-        message += "will be annulled.\nVotes for multiple candidates from the same person will not be counted. \n\n"
-        message += "RS3 Clan Members\n"
-        message += "OSRS Clan Members"
-
-        return message
-
-    def get_datetime(self, day: str) -> datetime:
-        """
-        Takes in a string month and day and returns a datetime object of that Month/Day this year.
-
-        Args:
-            day (str): Month/Day in that format.
-
-        Returns:
-            datetime: Datetime representation of Month/Day.
-        """
-        today = datetime.today()
-        month = int(day.split("/")[0])
-        day = int(day.split("/")[1])
-
-        return datetime(today.year, month, day)

bot_messages/vote_start.txt

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-<@&{{clan_member_id}}>, it's time to vote for clan council.
+====================
+<@&{clan_member_id}>, it's time to vote for clan council.
 
-React with <:Rank_Admin:479008185240518656> to vote.
-Voting ends next Wednesday , {{voting_end_date}}.
-Announcement of the results to whole clan will happen April 6th.
+React with <{voting_emote_id}> to vote.
+Voting ends next {voting_end_day}, {voting_end_date}.
+Results will then be announced.
 
 After a candidate receives 3 votes, their spot is secured in the new council, but you can still vote for them to show your support.
 
-**Just a reminder:** only the people listed below are eligible to vote, and each clan member may **only vote for one person**. Votes from guests, diplomats, or allies will be annulled. Votes for multiple candidates from the same person will not be counted. 
+**Just a reminder:** only the people listed below are eligible to vote, and each clan member may **only vote for one person**. Votes from guests, diplomats, or allies will be annulled.
+Votes for multiple candidates from the same person will not be counted. 
 
 RS3 Clan Members
 OSRS Clan Members

classes/message_builder.py

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"""
+Contains the MessageBuilder class.
+"""
+
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from config import DakinyConfig
+from utils import get_datetime
+
+
+class MessageBuilder:
+    """
+    Contains all the announcements that the bot will send regarding elections.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: DakinyConfig, cycle: int) -> None:
+        self.config = config
+        self.cycle = cycle
+
+    def get_vote_start(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Builds the voting start message out of template and configurations.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: Message to send
+        """
+
+        with open("bot_messages/vote_start.txt", mode="r", encoding="utf8") as file:
+            message = file.read()
+            vote_end: datetime = get_datetime(self.config.election_cycles[self.cycle].voting_end)
+
+            return message.format(
+                clan_member_id=self.config.params.clan_member_role_id,
+                voting_emote_id=self.config.params.voting_emote_id,
+                voting_end_date=vote_end.strftime("%B %d"),
+                voting_end_day=vote_end.strftime("%A"),
+            )

cogs/commands/test.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Commands for testing.
 import nextcord
 from nextcord.ext import commands
 
-from bot_messages.message_builder import MessageBuilder
+from classes.message_builder import MessageBuilder
 
 
 class TestCog(commands.Cog, name="Test commands."):

utils.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+def get_datetime(day: str) -> datetime:
+    """
+    Takes in a string month and day and returns a datetime object of that Month/Day this year.
+
+    Args:
+        day (str): Month/Day in that format.
+
+    Returns:
+        datetime: Datetime representation of Month/Day.
+    """
+    today = datetime.today()
+    month = int(day.split("/")[0])
+    day = int(day.split("/")[1])
+
+    return datetime(today.year, month, day)