This is a common use case and is a bit of code, so it's good to have a helper
like this.
Testing Done:
Created dm's via the contact list and made sure they worked. The previous update /r/2851 broke instant messages for all protocol plugins that are still using PurpleIMConversation which need to be updated anyways.
Reviewed at https://reviews.imfreedom.org/r/2853/
# UPDATING VERSION NUMBERS FOR RELEASES
#
# The version number is:
# <major>.<minor>.<micro><extra>
#
# micro += 1
#
# If any functions have been added to libpurple, Pidgin, or Finch:
# micro = 0
# minor += 1
#
# If backwards compatibility has been broken in libpurple, Pidgin, or Finch:
# micro = 0
# minor = 0
# major += 1
# purple_soversion += 1
#
# extra should be similar to one of the following: