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+@core @message @javascript
+Feature: Messaging preferences
+  In order to be notified of messages
+  As a user
+  I need to be able to alter my message preferences
+
+  Background:
+    Given I log in as "admin"
+    And I navigate to "Manage message outputs" node in "Site administration > Plugins > Message outputs"
+    And I click on "//table[contains(@class, 'admintable')]/tbody/tr/td[contains(text(), 'Email')]/following-sibling::td[1]/a" "xpath_element"
+
+  Scenario: Alter my message preferences
+    Given I follow "Preferences" in the user menu
+    And I click on "Message preferences" "link" in the "region-main" "region"
+    And I should see "On" in the "[data-preference-key=message_provider_moodle_instantmessage] [data-state=loggedoff] .preference-state-status-container" "css_element"
+    And I should not see "Off" in the "[data-preference-key=message_provider_moodle_instantmessage] [data-state=loggedoff] .preference-state-status-container" "css_element"
+    And I click on "[data-preference-key=message_provider_moodle_instantmessage] [data-state=loggedoff] .preference-state-status-container" "css_element"
+    And I reload the page
+    Then I should see "Off" in the "[data-preference-key=message_provider_moodle_instantmessage] [data-state=loggedoff] .preference-state-status-container" "css_element"
+
+  Scenario: Alter another users preferences
+    Given the following "users" exist:
+      | username | firstname | lastname | email            |
+      | user1    | User      | 1        | user1@example.com    |
+    And I navigate to "Browse list of users" node in "Site administration > Users > Accounts"
+    And I click on "User 1" "link"
+    And I click on "Preferences" "link" in the ".profile_tree" "css_element"
+    And I click on "Message preferences" "link" in the "region-main" "region"
+    And I should see "On" in the "[data-preference-key=message_provider_moodle_instantmessage] [data-state=loggedoff] .preference-state-status-container" "css_element"
+    And I should not see "Off" in the "[data-preference-key=message_provider_moodle_instantmessage] [data-state=loggedoff] .preference-state-status-container" "css_element"
+    And I click on "[data-preference-key=message_provider_moodle_instantmessage] [data-state=loggedoff] .preference-state-status-container" "css_element"
+    And I reload the page
+    Then I should see "Off" in the "[data-preference-key=message_provider_moodle_instantmessage] [data-state=loggedoff] .preference-state-status-container" "css_element"