Before: silent! cd /testplugin/test silent file top/middle/bottom/dummy.txt function! CheckTempFile(filename) abort " Check every part of the temporary filename, except the random part. AssertEqual fnamemodify(tempname(), ':h'), fnamemodify(a:filename, ':h:h') AssertEqual 'dummy.txt', fnamemodify(a:filename, ':t') endfunction After: unlet! g:result unlet! g:match delfunction CheckTempFile Execute(FormatCommand should do nothing to basic command strings): AssertEqual ['', 'awesome-linter do something'], ale#command#FormatCommand(bufnr('%'), 'awesome-linter do something', 0) Execute(FormatCommand should handle %%, and ignore other percents): AssertEqual ['', '% %%d %%f %x %'], ale#command#FormatCommand(bufnr('%'), '%% %%%d %%%f %x %', 0) Execute(FormatCommand should convert %s to the current filename): AssertEqual \ [ \ '', \ 'foo ' . ale#Escape(expand('%:p')) . ' bar ' . ale#Escape(expand('%:p')) \ ], \ ale#command#FormatCommand(bufnr('%'), 'foo %s bar %s', 0) Execute(FormatCommand should convert %t to a new temporary filename): let g:result = ale#command#FormatCommand(bufnr('%'), 'foo %t bar %t', 0) call CheckTempFile(g:result[0]) let g:match = matchlist(g:result[1], '\v^foo (.*) bar (.*)$') Assert !empty(g:match), 'No match found! Result was: ' . g:result[1] " The first item of the result should be a temporary filename, and it should " be the same as the escaped name in the command string. AssertEqual ale#Escape(g:result[0]), g:match[1] " The two temporary filenames formatted in should be the same. AssertEqual g:match[1], g:match[2] Execute(FormatCommand should let you combine %s and %t): let g:result = ale#command#FormatCommand(bufnr('%'), 'foo %t bar %s', 0) call CheckTempFile(g:result[0]) let g:match = matchlist(g:result[1], '\v^foo (.*) bar (.*)$') Assert !empty(g:match), 'No match found! Result was: ' . g:result[1] " The first item of the result should be a temporary filename, and it should " be the same as the escaped name in the command string. AssertEqual ale#Escape(g:result[0]), g:match[1] " The second item should be equal to the original filename. AssertEqual ale#Escape(expand('%:p')), g:match[2] Execute(EscapeCommandPart should escape all percent signs): AssertEqual '%%s %%t %%%% %%s %%t %%%%', ale#engine#EscapeCommandPart('%s %t %% %s %t %%') Execute(EscapeCommandPart should pipe in temporary files appropriately): let g:result = ale#command#FormatCommand(bufnr('%'), 'foo bar', 1) call CheckTempFile(g:result[0]) let g:match = matchlist(g:result[1], '\v^foo bar \< (.*)$') Assert !empty(g:match), 'No match found! Result was: ' . g:result[1] AssertEqual ale#Escape(g:result[0]), g:match[1] let g:result = ale#command#FormatCommand(bufnr('%'), 'foo bar %t', 1) call CheckTempFile(g:result[0]) let g:match = matchlist(g:result[1], '\v^foo bar (.*)$') Assert !empty(g:match), 'No match found! Result was: ' . g:result[1] AssertEqual ale#Escape(g:result[0]), g:match[1]