Before: let g:testlinter1 = {'name': 'testlinter1', 'executable': 'testlinter1', 'command': 'testlinter1', 'callback': 'testCB1', 'output_stream': 'stdout', 'read_buffer': 1} let g:testlinter2 = {'name': 'testlinter2', 'executable': 'testlinter2', 'command': 'testlinter2', 'callback': 'testCB2', 'output_stream': 'stdout', 'read_buffer': 0} call ale#linter#Reset() let g:ale_linters = {} let g: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 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 (Try to load a linter from disk): AssertEqual [{'name': 'testlinter', 'output_stream': 'stdout', 'executable': 'testlinter', 'command': 'testlinter', 'callback': 'testCB', 'read_buffer': 1}], ale#linter#Get('testft')