Create initial election cycle class.

classes/election_cycle.py

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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.")