Create initial election cycle class.

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 """
 Contains the election cycle class
 """
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 class ElectionCycle:
    """
    This class represents all the dates required for an election cycle along with all the functions needed to operate
    the cycle.
    """
    def __init__(self, election_start: datetime, term_start: datetime, term_end: datetime) -> None:
        """
        Generates all dates relevant to the election cycle from input election start, term start and end dates.
        Args:
            election_start (datetime): Date the election cycle starts.
            term_start (datetime): Date the term being elected starts.
            term_end (datetime): Date the term being elected ends.
        """
        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.highcouncil_election: datetime = self.voting_end + timedelta(days=1)
    def check_date(self) -> None:
        """
        Function checks current date to see if something needs to be run.
        """
        today = datetime.today()
        # check all dates if action is needed
        match today.date():
            case self.election_start.date():
                self.election_start_action()
            case self.voting_start.date():
                self.voting_end_action()
            case self.voting_end.date():
                self.voting_end_action()
            case self.highcouncil_election.date():
                self.highcouncil_election_action()
    def election_start_action(self) -> None:
        """
        Performs required actions for when the election cycle starts.
        """
        print("election cycle has started")
    def voting_start_action(self) -> None:
        """
        Performs required actions for when voting for candidates starts.
        """
        print("Voting has started")
    def voting_end_action(self) -> None:
        """
        Performs required actions for when voting time has ended.
        """
        print("voting has ended")
    def highcouncil_election_action(self) -> None:
        """
        Performs required actions for when the highcouncil is elected.
        """
        print("Highcouncil election has started.")