async linkDefendantToClaim (claimRef: string, claimantEmail: string, defendantEmail: string): Promise<void> {
   const claimantBearerToken = await IdamClient.authenticateUser(claimantEmail)
   const claim: Claim = await ClaimStoreClient.retrieveByReferenceNumber(claimRef, { bearerToken: claimantBearerToken })
   const pinResponse = await IdamClient.getPin(claim.letterHolderId)
   const upliftToken = await IdamClient.authenticatePinUser(pinResponse)
   await IdamClient.upliftUser(defendantEmail, upliftToken)
   const defendant: User = await this.prepareAuthenticatedUser(defendantEmail)
   await ClaimStoreClient.linkDefendant(defendant)
 }

async function createSmokeTestsUserIfDoesntExist (username: string, userGroup: string, password: string): Promise<void> {
  let bearerToken
  try {
    bearerToken = await IdamClient.authenticateUser(username, password)
  } catch {
    if (!(username || password)) {
      return
    }

    await IdamClient.createUser(username, userGroup, password)
    bearerToken = await IdamClient.authenticateUser(username, password)
  }

  try {
    await ClaimStoreClient.addRoleToUser(bearerToken, 'cmc-new-features-consent-given')
  } catch (err) {
    if (err && err.statusCode === 409) {
      console.log('User already has user consent role')
      return
    }
    console.log('Failed to add user consent role')
    throw err
  }
}

 private async prepareAuthenticatedUser (userEmail: string): Promise<User> {
   const jwt: string = await IdamClient.authenticateUser(userEmail)
   const user: User = await IdamClient.retrieveUser(jwt)
   return { ...user, bearerToken: jwt }
 }

  private async createRandomUser (userGroupCode: string): Promise<string> {
    const email: string = this.generateRandomEmailAddress()
    await IdamClient.createUser(email, userGroupCode)

    return email
  }