Add make_direct_imap() fn. I had to disable PersistentDict because I had problems with importing.

python/src/deltachat/testplugin.py

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ from .capi import lib
 from .events import FFIEventLogger, FFIEventTracker
 from _pytest._code import Source
 
+import direct_imap
+from direct_imap import ImapConn
+
 import deltachat
 
 
@@ -375,6 +378,13 @@ def acfactory(pytestconfig, tmpdir, request, session_liveconfig, data):
             self._finalizers.append(bot.kill)
             return bot
 
+        def make_direct_imap(self, account, folder):
+            conn_info = (account.get_config("configured_mail_server"),
+                         account.get_config("addr"), account.get_config("mail_pw"))
+            imap = ImapConn(None, folder, conn_info=conn_info)
+            imap.connect()
+            return imap
+
     am = AccountMaker()
     request.addfinalizer(am.finalize)
     return am