sends a copy of the direct message to the sender

spec/support/common_actions.rb

@@ -214,4 +214,20 @@ module CommonActions
     Notification.last
   end
 
+  def create_direct_message(sender, receiver)
+    login_as(sender)
+    visit user_path(receiver)
+
+    click_link "Send private message"
+
+    expect(page).to have_content "Send private message to #{receiver.name}"
+
+    fill_in 'direct_message_title', with: "Hey #{receiver.name}!"
+    fill_in 'direct_message_body',  with: "How are you doing? This is #{sender.name}"
+    click_button "Send message"
+
+    expect(page).to have_content "You message has been sent successfully."
+    DirectMessage.last
+  end
+
 end