Before: Save g:ale_enabled Save g:ale_set_signs function! GenerateResults(buffer, output) return [ \ { \ 'lnum': 1, \ 'col': 1, \ 'type': 'E', \ 'text': 'foo', \ }, \ { \ 'lnum': 2, \ 'col': 1, \ 'type': 'W', \ 'text': 'bar', \ }, \ { \ 'lnum': 3, \ 'col': 5, \ 'type': 'E', \ 'text': 'wat', \ }, \] endfunction " We don't care what the IDs are, just that we have some matches. " The IDs are generated. function! GetMatchesWithoutIDs() abort let l:list = getmatches() for l:item in l:list call remove(l:item, 'id') endfor return l:list endfunction call ale#linter#Define('testft', { \ 'name': 'x', \ 'executable': has('win32') ? 'cmd': 'echo', \ 'command': has('win32') ? 'echo' : '/bin/sh -c ''echo''', \ 'callback': 'GenerateResults', \}) highlight link SomeOtherGroup SpellBad After: Restore unlet! g:items unlet! b:ale_enabled delfunction GenerateResults call ale#linter#Reset() let g:ale_buffer_info = {} call clearmatches() highlight clear SomeOtherGroup Given testft(A Javscript file with warnings/errors): foo bar baz wat line four Execute(Highlights should be set when a linter runs): call ale#Lint() call ale#engine#WaitForJobs(2000) AssertEqual \ [ \ {'group': 'ALEError', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [1, 1, 1]}, \ {'group': 'ALEWarning', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [2, 1, 1]}, \ {'group': 'ALEError', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [3, 5, 1]} \ ], \ GetMatchesWithoutIDs() " This test is important for preventing ALE from showing highlights for " the wrong files. Execute(Highlights set by ALE should be removed when buffer cleanup is done): call ale#engine#InitBufferInfo(bufnr('%')) call ale#highlight#SetHighlights(bufnr('%'), [ \ {'bufnr': bufnr('%'), 'type': 'E', 'lnum': 3, 'col': 2}, \]) AssertEqual \ [{'group': 'ALEError', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [3, 2, 1]}], \ GetMatchesWithoutIDs() call ale#engine#Cleanup(bufnr('%')) AssertEqual [], GetMatchesWithoutIDs() Execute(Highlights should be cleared when buffers are hidden): call ale#engine#InitBufferInfo(bufnr('%')) " The second item should be ignored, as it has no column infomration. let g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('%')].loclist = [ \ {'bufnr': bufnr('%'), 'type': 'E', 'lnum': 3, 'col': 2}, \ {'bufnr': bufnr('%'), 'type': 'E', 'lnum': 4, 'col': 0}, \] call ale#highlight#SetHighlights( \ bufnr('%'), \ g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('%')].loclist \) AssertEqual 1, len(GetMatchesWithoutIDs()), 'The highlights weren''t initially set!' call ale#highlight#BufferHidden(bufnr('%')) AssertEqual 0, len(GetMatchesWithoutIDs()), 'The highlights weren''t cleared!' call ale#highlight#UpdateHighlights() AssertEqual 1, len(GetMatchesWithoutIDs()), 'The highlights weren''t set again!' Execute(Only ALE highlights should be restored when buffers are restored): call ale#engine#InitBufferInfo(bufnr('%')) let g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('%')].loclist = [ \ {'bufnr': bufnr('%'), 'type': 'E', 'lnum': 3, 'col': 2}, \] call ale#highlight#SetHighlights( \ bufnr('%'), \ g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('%')].loclist \) call matchaddpos('SomeOtherGroup', [[1, 1, 1]]) " We should have both highlights. AssertEqual \ [ \ {'group': 'ALEError', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [3, 2, 1]}, \ {'group': 'SomeOtherGroup', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [1, 1, 1]}, \ ], \ GetMatchesWithoutIDs() call ale#highlight#BufferHidden(bufnr('%')) " We should remove our highlight, but not the other one. AssertEqual \ [ \ {'group': 'SomeOtherGroup', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [1, 1, 1]} \ ], \ GetMatchesWithoutIDs() call ale#highlight#UpdateHighlights() " Our highlight should apper again. AssertEqual \ [ \ {'group': 'SomeOtherGroup', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [1, 1, 1]}, \ {'group': 'ALEError', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [3, 2, 1]}, \ ], \ GetMatchesWithoutIDs() Execute(Higlight end columns should set an appropriate size): call ale#highlight#SetHighlights(bufnr('%'), [ \ {'bufnr': bufnr('%'), 'type': 'E', 'lnum': 3, 'col': 2, 'end_col': 5}, \ {'bufnr': bufnr('%'), 'type': 'W', 'lnum': 4, 'col': 1, 'end_col': 5}, \]) AssertEqual \ [ \ {'group': 'ALEError', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [3, 2, 4]}, \ {'group': 'ALEWarning', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [4, 1, 5]}, \ ], \ GetMatchesWithoutIDs() Execute(Higlight end columns should set an appropriate size): call ale#highlight#SetHighlights(bufnr('%'), [ \ {'bufnr': bufnr('%') - 1, 'type': 'E', 'lnum': 1, 'col': 1}, \ {'bufnr': bufnr('%'), 'type': 'E', 'lnum': 1, 'col': 1}, \ {'bufnr': bufnr('%'), 'type': 'E', 'lnum': 2, 'col': 1}, \ {'bufnr': bufnr('%'), 'type': 'E', 'sub_type': 'style', 'lnum': 3, 'col': 1}, \ {'bufnr': bufnr('%'), 'type': 'W', 'lnum': 4, 'col': 1}, \ {'bufnr': bufnr('%'), 'type': 'W', 'lnum': 5, 'col': 1}, \ {'bufnr': bufnr('%'), 'type': 'W', 'sub_type': 'style', 'lnum': 6, 'col': 1}, \ {'bufnr': bufnr('%'), 'type': 'I', 'lnum': 7, 'col': 1}, \ {'bufnr': bufnr('%') + 1, 'type': 'E', 'lnum': 1, 'col': 1}, \]) AssertEqual \ [ \ {'group': 'ALEError', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [1, 1, 1]}, \ {'group': 'ALEError', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [2, 1, 1]}, \ {'group': 'ALEStyleError', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [3, 1, 1]}, \ {'group': 'ALEWarning', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [4, 1, 1]}, \ {'group': 'ALEWarning', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [5, 1, 1]}, \ {'group': 'ALEStyleWarning', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [6, 1, 1]}, \ {'group': 'ALEInfo', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [7, 1, 1]}, \ ], \ GetMatchesWithoutIDs() Execute(Highlighting should support errors spanning many lines): let g:items = [ \ {'bufnr': bufnr(''), 'type': 'E', 'lnum': 1, 'col': 1, 'end_lnum': 10, 'end_col': 3}, \] call ale#highlight#SetHighlights(bufnr(''), g:items) " We should set 2 highlights for the item, as we can only add 8 at a time. AssertEqual \ [ \ { \ 'group': 'ALEError', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [1, 1, 1073741824], \ 'pos2': [2], 'pos3': [3], 'pos4': [4], 'pos5': [5], 'pos6': [6], \ 'pos7': [7], 'pos8': [8], \ }, \ { \ 'group': 'ALEError', 'priority': 10, \ 'pos1': [9], 'pos2': [10, 1, 3] \ }, \ ], \ GetMatchesWithoutIDs() Execute(Highlights should always be cleared when the buffer highlight list is empty): " Add our highlights and something else. call matchaddpos('ALEError', [[1, 1, 1]]) call matchaddpos('SomeOtherGroup', [[1, 1, 1]]) AssertEqual \ [ \ {'group': 'ALEError', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [1, 1, 1]}, \ {'group': 'SomeOtherGroup', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [1, 1, 1]}, \ ], \ GetMatchesWithoutIDs() " Set the List we use for holding highlights for buffers. let b:ale_highlight_items = [] " Call the function for updating the highlights called when buffers " are entered, or when problems are presented. call ale#highlight#UpdateHighlights() " Check that we remove our highlights. AssertEqual \ [ \ {'group': 'SomeOtherGroup', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [1, 1, 1]}, \ ], \ GetMatchesWithoutIDs() Execute(Highlights should be cleared when ALE is disabled): let g:ale_enabled = 1 call ale#highlight#SetHighlights(bufnr(''), [ \ {'bufnr': bufnr(''), 'type': 'E', 'lnum': 1, 'col': 1, 'end_lnum': 10, 'end_col': 3}, \]) let g:ale_enabled = 0 call ale#highlight#UpdateHighlights() AssertEqual [], GetMatchesWithoutIDs() let g:ale_enabled = 1 call ale#highlight#SetHighlights(bufnr(''), [ \ {'bufnr': bufnr(''), 'type': 'E', 'lnum': 1, 'col': 1, 'end_lnum': 10, 'end_col': 3}, \]) let b:ale_enabled = 0 call ale#highlight#UpdateHighlights() AssertEqual [], GetMatchesWithoutIDs() Execute(Line highlights should be set when signs are disabled): let g:ale_set_signs = 0 call ale#highlight#SetHighlights(bufnr(''), [ \ {'bufnr': bufnr(''), 'type': 'E', 'lnum': 1, 'col': 1}, \ {'bufnr': bufnr(''), 'type': 'W', 'lnum': 2, 'col': 1}, \ {'bufnr': bufnr(''), 'type': 'I', 'lnum': 3, 'col': 1}, \]) AssertEqual \ [ \ {'group': 'ALEError', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [1, 1, 1]}, \ {'group': 'ALEWarning', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [2, 1, 1]}, \ {'group': 'ALEInfo', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [3, 1, 1]}, \ {'group': 'ALEErrorLine', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [1]}, \ {'group': 'ALEWarningLine', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [2]}, \ {'group': 'ALEInfoLine', 'priority': 10, 'pos1': [3]}, \ ], \ GetMatchesWithoutIDs()