3 files changed, 21 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/spec/support/helpers/capybara_helpers.rb b/spec/support/helpers/capybara_helpers.rb
index 5abbc1e2951..a7baa7042c9 100644
--- a/spec/support/helpers/capybara_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/helpers/capybara_helpers.rb
@@ -42,4 +42,8 @@ module CapybaraHelpers
   def clear_browser_session
     page.driver.browser.manage.delete_cookie('_gitlab_session')
   end
+
+  def javascript_test?
+    Capybara.current_driver == Capybara.javascript_driver
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/helpers/search_helpers.rb b/spec/support/helpers/search_helpers.rb
index 815337f8615..2cf3f4b83c4 100644
--- a/spec/support/helpers/search_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/helpers/search_helpers.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,22 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module SearchHelpers
-  def select_filter(name)
-    find(:xpath, "//ul[contains(@class, 'search-filter')]//a[contains(.,'#{name}')]").click
+  def submit_search(query, scope: nil)
+    page.within('.search-form, .search-page-form') do
+      field = find_field('search')
+      field.fill_in(with: query)
+
+      if javascript_test?
+        field.send_keys(:enter)
+      else
+        click_button('Search')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def select_search_scope(scope)
+    page.within '.search-filter' do
+      click_link scope
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/helpers/wait_for_requests.rb b/spec/support/helpers/wait_for_requests.rb
index 3bb2f7c5b51..30dff1063b5 100644
--- a/spec/support/helpers/wait_for_requests.rb
+++ b/spec/support/helpers/wait_for_requests.rb
@@ -61,8 +61,4 @@ module WaitForRequests
 
     Capybara.page.evaluate_script('jQuery.active').zero?
   end
-
-  def javascript_test?
-    Capybara.current_driver == Capybara.javascript_driver
-  end
 end