Daily loop is complete. Properly maintains the current election.

classes/election_cycle.py

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class ElectionCycle:
         self.highcouncil_election_start: datetime = self.highcouncil_election_announce + timedelta(days=3)
         self.highcouncil_election_end: datetime = self.term_start - timedelta(days=1)
         self.guild: nextcord.Guild = guild
+        self.election_over: bool = False
 
     def build_election_announcement(self) -> list[str]:
         """
@@ -199,6 +200,8 @@ class ElectionCycle:
         """
         Moves the election channel into the archive category.
         """
+
+        self.election_over = True
         election_channel: nextcord.TextChannel = self.guild.get_channel(self.get_election_info().ElectionChannel)
         archive: nextcord.CategoryChannel = self.guild.get_channel(self.config.params.archive_channel_group_id)
 

cogs/loops/daily_loop.py

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 """
-_summary_
+Defines the daily loop that runs the Dakiny bot functions.
 """
 
-from datetime import time
+from datetime import datetime, time
 
 from nextcord.ext import commands, tasks
 from pytz import timezone
 
 from classes.election_cycle import ElectionCycle
+from config import DakinyConfig
+from utils import get_datetime
 
 
 class DailyLoop(commands.Cog, name="Daily Loop"):
@@ -17,8 +19,7 @@ class DailyLoop(commands.Cog, name="Daily Loop"):
 
     def __init__(self, bot: commands.Bot) -> None:
         self.bot = bot
-        # TODO need to figure out how to determine the current cycle
-        self.current_election = ElectionCycle(0, self.bot)
+        self.current_election = self.get_current_cycle()
 
     @commands.Cog.listener()
     async def on_ready(self):
@@ -27,11 +28,42 @@ class DailyLoop(commands.Cog, name="Daily Loop"):
         """
         await self.bot.wait_until_ready()
         # pylint doesn't recognize that periodic_update_guild_data is subclassed from tasks.loop.
-        await self.do_thing.start()  # pylint: disable=no-member
+        await self.daily_loop.start()  # pylint: disable=no-member
 
     @tasks.loop(time=time(hour=0, tzinfo=timezone("GMT")))
-    async def do_thing(self):
-        """ """
-        print("loop")
-        await self.current_election.check_date()
-        # TODO need to figure out how to change the election cycle after current one is over
+    async def daily_loop(self):
+        """
+        Runs daily. Checks if the current election is None. If so, checks if there is an active election. If there is
+        an active election, runs the check_date() function for the election to perform actions. Finally checks if the
+        election is over to delete the current election object.
+        """
+
+        if self.current_election is None:
+            self.current_election = self.get_current_cycle()
+
+        if self.current_election is not None:
+            await self.current_election.check_date()
+            if self.current_election.election_over:
+                self.current_election = None
+
+    def get_current_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.
+
+        Returns:
+            ElectionCycle: Current election cycle, None if there is no election happening.
+        """
+
+        today = datetime.today()
+        config: DakinyConfig = self.bot.config
+        current_election = None
+
+        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