Before: let g:testlinter1 = {'name': 'testlinter1', 'executable': 'testlinter1', 'command': 'testlinter1', 'callback': 'testCB1', 'output_stream': 'stdout', 'read_buffer': 1, 'lint_file': 0} let g:testlinter2 = {'name': 'testlinter2', 'executable': 'testlinter2', 'command': 'testlinter2', 'callback': 'testCB2', 'output_stream': 'stdout', 'read_buffer': 0, 'lint_file': 1} call ale#linter#Reset() let g:ale_linters = {} let g:ale_linter_aliases = {} unlet! b:ale_linters unlet! b:ale_linter_aliases Execute (Define a linter): call ale#linter#Define('testft', g:testlinter1) Then (Get the defined linter): AssertEqual [g:testlinter1], ale#linter#Get('testft') Execute (Define a couple linters, filtering one): call ale#linter#Define('testft', g:testlinter1) call ale#linter#Define('testft', g:testlinter2) let g:ale_linters = {'testft': ['testlinter1']} Then (Only the configured linter should be returned): AssertEqual [g:testlinter1], ale#linter#Get('testft') Execute (Define a couple linters, and set a buffer override): call ale#linter#Define('testft', g:testlinter1) call ale#linter#Define('testft', g:testlinter2) let g:ale_linters = {'testft': ['testlinter1', 'testlinter2']} let b:ale_linters = {'testft': ['testlinter1']} Then (The buffer setting should be used): AssertEqual [g:testlinter1], ale#linter#Get('testft') Execute (Define a couple linters, and set a buffer override for another filetype): call ale#linter#Define('testft', g:testlinter1) call ale#linter#Define('testft', g:testlinter2) let g:ale_linters = {'testft': ['testlinter1']} let b:ale_linters = {'testft2': ['testlinter1', 'testlinter2']} Then (The global value should be used): AssertEqual [g:testlinter1], ale#linter#Get('testft') Execute (Define a linter for a filetype, and create a filetype alias): call ale#linter#Define('testft1', g:testlinter1) let g:ale_linter_aliases = {'testft2': 'testft1'} Then (Linters should be transparently aliased): AssertEqual [g:testlinter1], ale#linter#Get('testft2') Execute (Define multiple linters, with filters and aliases): call ale#linter#Define('testft1', g:testlinter1) call ale#linter#Define('testft1', g:testlinter2) let g:ale_linters = {'testft1': ['testlinter1'], 'testft2': ['testlinter2']} let g:ale_linter_aliases = {'testft2': 'testft1'} Then (Linters should be transparently filtered and aliased): AssertEqual [g:testlinter1], ale#linter#Get('testft1') AssertEqual [g:testlinter2], ale#linter#Get('testft2') Execute (Define multiple linters for different filetypes): call ale#linter#Define('testft1', g:testlinter1) call ale#linter#Define('testft2', g:testlinter2) Then (Linters for dot-seperated filetypes should be properly handled): AssertEqual [g:testlinter1, g:testlinter2], ale#linter#Get('testft1.testft2') Execute (Define multiple aliases for a filetype): call ale#linter#Define('testft1', g:testlinter1) call ale#linter#Define('testft2', g:testlinter2) let ale_linter_aliases = {'testft3': ['testft1', 'testft2']} Then (Linters should be transparently aliased): AssertEqual [g:testlinter1, g:testlinter2], ale#linter#Get('testft3') Execute (Alias a filetype to itself plus another one): call ale#linter#Define('testft1', g:testlinter1) call ale#linter#Define('testft2', g:testlinter2) let ale_linter_aliases = {'testft1': ['testft1', 'testft2']} Then (The original linters should still be there): AssertEqual [g:testlinter1, g:testlinter2], ale#linter#Get('testft1') Execute (Set up aliases in the buffer): call ale#linter#Define('testft1', g:testlinter1) call ale#linter#Define('testft2', g:testlinter2) let g:ale_linter_aliases = {'testft1': ['testft2']} let b:ale_linter_aliases = {'testft1': ['testft1', 'testft2']} Then (The buffer-local override should be used): AssertEqual [g:testlinter1, g:testlinter2], ale#linter#Get('testft1') Execute (Set up aliases in the buffer for another filetype): call ale#linter#Define('testft1', g:testlinter1) call ale#linter#Define('testft2', g:testlinter2) let g:ale_linter_aliases = {'testft1': ['testft1', 'testft2']} " This is a key set for a differnt filetype. " We should look for a key in this Dictionary first, and then check the " global Dictionary. let b:ale_linter_aliases = {'testft3': ['testft1']} Then (The global value should be used): AssertEqual [g:testlinter1, g:testlinter2], ale#linter#Get('testft1') Execute (Try to load a linter from disk): AssertEqual [{'name': 'testlinter', 'output_stream': 'stdout', 'executable': 'testlinter', 'command': 'testlinter', 'callback': 'testCB', 'read_buffer': 1, 'lint_file': 0}], ale#linter#Get('testft')