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+@core @core_message @javascript
+Feature: Manage preferences
+  In order to control whether I'm contactable
+  As a user
+  I need to be able to update my messaging preferences
+
+  Background:
+    Given the following "courses" exist:
+      | fullname | shortname | category | groupmode |
+      | Course 1 | C1        | 0        | 1         |
+    And the following "users" exist:
+      | username | firstname | lastname | email                |
+      | student1 | Student   | 1        | student1@example.com |
+      | student2 | Student   | 2        | student2@example.com |
+      | student3 | Student   | 3        | student3@example.com |
+      | student4 | Student   | 4        | student4@example.com |
+    And the following "course enrolments" exist:
+      | user     | course | role |
+      | student1 | C1     | student |
+      | student2 | C1     | student |
+      | student3 | C1     | student |
+    And the following "groups" exist:
+      | name    | course | idnumber | enablemessaging |
+      | Group 1 | C1     | G1       | 1               |
+    And the following "message contacts" exist:
+      | user     | contact |
+      | student1 | student2 |
+    And the following config values are set as admin:
+      | messaging | 1 |
+      | messagingallusers | 1 |
+
+  Scenario: Allow send me a message whe you are a contact and the prefrence is my contacts only
+    Given I log in as "student1"
+    And I open messaging
+    And I open messaging settings preferences
+    When I click on "//label[text()[contains(.,'My contacts only')]]" "xpath_element"
+    And I log out
+    Then I log in as "student2"
+    And I open messaging
+    And I send "Hi!" message to "Student 1" user
+    And I should see "Hi!" in the "//*[@data-region='message-drawer']//div[@data-region='content-message-container']" "xpath_element"
+
+  Scenario: Not allowed to send a message if you are not contact to the sender or you are not in the same course
+    Given I log in as "student1"
+    And I open messaging
+    And I open messaging settings preferences
+    When I click on "//label[text()[contains(.,'My contacts and anyone in my courses')]]" "xpath_element"
+    And I log out
+    Then I log in as "student4"
+    And I open messaging
+    And I select "Student 1" user in messaging
+    And I should see "You are unable to message this user" in the "//*[@data-region='content-messages-footer-unable-to-message']" "xpath_element"
+
+  Scenario: Allow send me a message whe you are a contact and the prefrence is my contacts only
+    Given I log in as "student1"
+    And I open messaging
+    And I open messaging settings preferences
+    When I click on "//label[text()[contains(.,'My contacts and anyone in my courses')]]" "xpath_element"
+    And I log out
+    Then I log in as "student3"
+    And I open messaging
+    And I send "Hi!" message to "Student 1" user
+    And I should see "Hi!" in the "//*[@data-region='message-drawer']//div[@data-region='content-message-container']" "xpath_element"
+
+  Scenario: Allowed to send a message if you are not contact to the sender and  you are not in the same course
+    Given I log in as "student1"
+    And I open messaging
+    And I open messaging settings preferences
+    When I click on "//label[text()[contains(.,'Anyone on the site')]]" "xpath_element"
+    And I log out
+    Then I log in as "student4"
+    And I open messaging
+    And I send "Hi!" message to "Student 1" user
+    And I should see "Hi!" in the "//*[@data-region='message-drawer']//div[@data-region='content-message-container']" "xpath_element"