Before: let g:lines = [] function LineCallback(job_id, line) abort call add(g:lines, a:line) endfunction After: unlet! g:last_line unlet! g:lines delfunction LineCallback Execute (ALE should pass on full lines for NeoVim): let g:last_line = ale#job#JoinNeovimOutput(1, '', ['x', 'y', ''], function('LineCallback')) AssertEqual ['x', 'y'], g:lines AssertEqual '', g:last_line Execute (ALE should pass on a single long line): let g:last_line = ale#job#JoinNeovimOutput(1, '', ['x'], function('LineCallback')) AssertEqual [], g:lines AssertEqual 'x', g:last_line Execute (ALE should handle just a single line of output): let g:last_line = ale#job#JoinNeovimOutput(1, '', ['x', ''], function('LineCallback')) AssertEqual ['x'], g:lines AssertEqual '', g:last_line Execute (ALE should join two incomplete pieces of large lines together): let g:last_line = ale#job#JoinNeovimOutput(1, 'x', ['y'], function('LineCallback')) AssertEqual [], g:lines AssertEqual 'xy', g:last_line Execute (ALE join incomplete lines, and set new ones): let g:last_line = ale#job#JoinNeovimOutput(1, 'x', ['y', 'z', 'a'], function('LineCallback')) AssertEqual ['xy', 'z'], g:lines AssertEqual 'a', g:last_line Execute (ALE join incomplete lines, and set new ones, with two elements): let g:last_line = ale#job#JoinNeovimOutput(1, 'x', ['y', 'z'], function('LineCallback')) AssertEqual ['xy'], g:lines AssertEqual 'z', g:last_line