gistfile1.txt

function setProtection(msg, location) {
    /** *******************************************
     - check if new base is already protected
     - if timer remaining is within reup time, then
     - cancel old timers
     - set new timers
     **********************************************/
    const ensureLocation = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
        if (location) {
            resolve(location);
            logger.info(`${msg.author.username} invoked protection on ${location}`);
            return;
        }

        /** *******************************************
         *  The easy out is to scold them and move on:
         *      msg.channel.send("You must enter a base to protect.  For example:\n\t!p Coneyre");
         *  But if I can I want to send a DM to prompt for missing variable
         *********************************************/

        // This block modified from:
        //      https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51116013/await-reply-in-private-message-discord-js

        logger.debug(`${msg.author.username} invoked protection without a location; prompting for info`);

        // Message the user for clarification
        msg.author.send('Which claim would you like to protect?')
            .then((newmsg) => { // Now newmsg is the message you sent
                newmsg.channel.awaitMessages(response => newmsg.content, {
                    max: 1,         // Take the next message
                    time: 60000,    // Wait at most 1 minute for a reply
                    errors: ['time']
                })
                    .then((collected) => {
                        // Set their reply as the location
                        const loc = collected.first().content;
                        // Confirm that input was received
                        msg.author.send(`${loc} confirmed.`);
                        // Advise how they can skip this step in the future
                        msg.author.send('You can prevent this extra step in the future by entering it all at once.  ' +
                            `For example:\n\t!p Coneyre`);
                        // Log that we asked and received clarification for possible tracking reasons
                        logger.debug(`\t${msg.author.username} replied with "${collected.first().content}"`);
                        resolve(loc);
                    })
                    .catch(e => {
                        // If the user did not reply to the DM, then post instructions in the main channel
                        msg.channel.send('Protection must be applied to a location, For example:' +
                            `\n\t!protect Coneyre`);
                        // Log that no reply was given for potential tracking purposes
                        logger.error(`\t${msg.author.username} did not reply with a location`);
                        reject(e || "some message");
                    });
            });

    });
    logger.debug(`${location} way after`);
            ensureLocation().then(location => {
            if ((location === 'List') || (location === 'L')) {
                // List bases under protection
                if (!Array.isArray(protectedBases) || !protectedBases.length) {
                    msg.channel.send(`Currently no claims under protection`);
                } else {
                    msg.channel.send(`Currently protecting: ${protectedBases.join(', ')}.`);
                }
                return;
            }

            if (!(protectedBases.includes(location))) {
                // Add location to the list of protected bases
                protectedBases.push(location);
                msg.channel.send(location + ` not currently protected, adding new timer.`);
                logger.info(`\tAdded ${location} to protection list`);
            } else {
                msg.channel.send(location + ` already has a timer.`);
                logger.info(`\t${location} already on the protection list`);
                return;
            }
            // set a timer to protect it

            // List currently protected bases
            msg.channel.send(`Currently protecting: ${protectedBases.join(', ')}.`);
            // .catch(e => { ... });
        })
            .catch(e => {
            });
}