How do I only allow a command to be toggled by users with certain permissions?

Question

I have coded a bot that can format text - I need it so that not just randoms can access the command. Here is my code - it throws no errors

try {
    if(message.member.guild.me.hasPermission('ADMINISTRATOR')) {
      if (args[0] === 'off') {
        christian[message.guild.id] = false
      } else if (args[0] === 'on') {
        christian[message.guild.id] = true
      }
      message.channel.send(`Christian Mode ${christian[message.guild.id] ? 'Active' : 'Inactive'}`)
      return christian
    } else {
      message.channel.send('You do not have permission to use that command!')
    }
  } catch (error) {
    console.log('Permission Error')
  }

note: the command is toggled back to the index.js (main) by saying =Christian on/off this function works.

Answer 1

message.member.guild.me.hasPermission('ADMINISTRATOR') is checking the bot's permissions, not the command executor's. Call GuildMember#hasPermission() on message.member (see Message#member ).

For example...

if (!message.member.hasPermission('ADMINISTRATOR')) {
  // return an error to the user (and actually return)
}

// continue with command code

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