Before: Save g:ale_typescript_tslint_ignore_empty_files unlet! g:ale_typescript_tslint_ignore_empty_files unlet! b:ale_typescript_tslint_ignore_empty_files runtime ale_linters/typescript/tslint.vim call ale#test#SetDirectory('/testplugin/test/handler') After: Restore unlet! b:ale_typescript_tslint_ignore_empty_files call ale#test#RestoreDirectory() call ale#linter#Reset() Execute(The tslint handler should parse lines correctly): call ale#test#SetFilename('app/test.ts') AssertEqual \ [ \ { \ 'lnum': 1, \ 'col': 15, \ 'filename': expand('%:p:h') . '/test.ts', \ 'end_lnum': 1, \ 'type': 'E', \ 'end_col': 15, \ 'text': 'semicolon: Missing semicolon' \ }, \ { \ 'lnum': 2, \ 'col': 8, \ 'filename': expand('%:p:h') . '/test.ts', \ 'end_lnum': 3, \ 'type': 'W', \ 'end_col': 12, \ 'text': 'Something else' \ }, \ { \ 'lnum': 2, \ 'col': 8, \ 'filename': expand('%:p:h') . '/something-else.ts', \ 'end_lnum': 3, \ 'type': 'W', \ 'end_col': 12, \ 'text': 'something: Something else' \ }, \ { \ 'lnum': 31, \ 'col': 9, \ 'filename': expand('%:p:h') . '/test.ts', \ 'end_lnum': 31, \ 'type': 'E', \ 'end_col': 20, \ 'text': 'no-console: Calls to console.log are not allowed.' \ }, \ ] , \ ale_linters#typescript#tslint#Handle(bufnr(''), [json_encode([ \ { \ 'endPosition': { \ 'character': 14, \ 'line': 0, \ 'position': 1000 \ }, \ 'failure': 'Missing semicolon', \ 'fix': { \ 'innerLength': 0, \ 'innerStart': 14, \ 'innerText': ';' \ }, \ 'name': 'test.ts', \ 'ruleName': 'semicolon', \ 'ruleSeverity': 'ERROR', \ 'startPosition': { \ 'character': 14, \ 'line': 0, \ 'position': 1000 \ } \ }, \ { \ 'endPosition': { \ 'character': 11, \ 'line': 2, \ 'position': 1000 \ }, \ 'failure': 'Something else', \ 'fix': { \ 'innerLength': 0, \ 'innerStart': 14, \ 'innerText': ';' \ }, \ 'name': 'test.ts', \ 'ruleSeverity': 'WARNING', \ 'startPosition': { \ 'character': 7, \ 'line': 1, \ 'position': 1000 \ } \ }, \ { \ 'endPosition': { \ 'character': 11, \ 'line': 2, \ 'position': 22 \ }, \ 'failure': 'Something else', \ 'fix': { \ 'innerLength': 0, \ 'innerStart': 14, \ 'innerText': ';' \ }, \ 'name': 'something-else.ts', \ 'ruleName': 'something', \ 'ruleSeverity': 'WARNING', \ 'startPosition': { \ 'character': 7, \ 'line': 1, \ 'position': 14 \ } \ }, \ { \ "endPosition": { \ "character": 19, \ "line": 30, \ "position": 14590 \ }, \ "failure": "Calls to console.log are not allowed.", \ 'name': 'test.ts', \ "ruleName": "no-console", \ "startPosition": { \ "character": 8, \ "line": 30, \ "position": 14579 \ } \ }, \])]) Execute(The tslint handler should handle empty output): AssertEqual \ [], \ ale_linters#typescript#tslint#Handle(bufnr(''), []) Execute(The tslint handler report errors for empty files by default): call ale#test#SetFilename('app/test.ts') AssertEqual \ [ \ { \ 'lnum': 2, \ 'col': 1, \ 'filename': expand('%:p:h') . '/test.ts', \ 'end_lnum': 2, \ 'type': 'E', \ 'end_col': 1, \ 'text': 'no-consecutive-blank-lines: Consecutive blank lines are forbidden', \ }, \ ], \ ale_linters#typescript#tslint#Handle(bufnr(''), [json_encode([{ \ 'endPosition': { \ 'character': 0, \ 'line': 1, \ 'position': 1 \ }, \ 'failure': 'Consecutive blank lines are forbidden', \ 'fix': [{ \ 'innerStart': 0, \ 'innerLength': 1, \ 'innerText': '' \ }], \ 'name': 'test.ts', \ 'ruleName': 'no-consecutive-blank-lines', \ 'ruleSeverity': 'ERROR', \ 'startPosition': { \ 'character': 0, \ 'line': 1, \ 'position': 1 \ } \ }])]) Execute(The tslint handler should not report errors for empty files when the ignore option is on): let b:ale_typescript_tslint_ignore_empty_files = 1 call ale#test#SetFilename('app/test.ts') AssertEqual \ [ \ ], \ ale_linters#typescript#tslint#Handle(bufnr(''), [json_encode([{ \ 'endPosition': { \ 'character': 0, \ 'line': 1, \ 'position': 1 \ }, \ 'failure': 'Consecutive blank lines are forbidden', \ 'fix': [{ \ 'innerStart': 0, \ 'innerLength': 1, \ 'innerText': '' \ }], \ 'name': 'test.ts', \ 'ruleName': 'no-consecutive-blank-lines', \ 'ruleSeverity': 'ERROR', \ 'startPosition': { \ 'character': 0, \ 'line': 1, \ 'position': 1 \ } \ }])]) Given typescript(A file with extra blank lines): const x = 3 const y = 4 Execute(The tslint handler should report errors when the ignore option is on, but the file is not empty): let b:ale_typescript_tslint_ignore_empty_files = 1 call ale#test#SetFilename('app/test.ts') AssertEqual \ [ \ { \ 'lnum': 2, \ 'col': 1, \ 'filename': expand('%:p:h') . '/test.ts', \ 'end_lnum': 2, \ 'type': 'E', \ 'end_col': 1, \ 'text': 'no-consecutive-blank-lines: Consecutive blank lines are forbidden', \ }, \ ], \ ale_linters#typescript#tslint#Handle(bufnr(''), [json_encode([{ \ 'endPosition': { \ 'character': 0, \ 'line': 1, \ 'position': 1 \ }, \ 'failure': 'Consecutive blank lines are forbidden', \ 'fix': [{ \ 'innerStart': 0, \ 'innerLength': 1, \ 'innerText': '' \ }], \ 'name': 'test.ts', \ 'ruleName': 'no-consecutive-blank-lines', \ 'ruleSeverity': 'ERROR', \ 'startPosition': { \ 'character': 0, \ 'line': 1, \ 'position': 1 \ } \ }])])