Before: let g:command = 'echo test' let g:filename = tempname() let g:directory = tempname() let g:preserved_directory = tempname() function! TestCommandCallback(buffer) abort " We are registering a temporary file, so we should delete it. call writefile(['foo'], g:filename) call ale#engine#ManageFile(a:buffer, g:filename) " We are registering this directory appropriately, so we should delete " the whole thing. call mkdir(g:directory) call writefile(['foo'], g:directory . '/bar') call ale#engine#ManageDirectory(a:buffer, g:directory) " We are registering this directory as temporary file, so we " shouldn't delete it. call mkdir(g:preserved_directory) call writefile(['foo'], g:preserved_directory . '/bar') call ale#engine#ManageFile(a:buffer, g:preserved_directory) return g:command endfunction function! TestCallback(buffer, output) abort return [] endfunction call ale#linter#Define('foobar', { \ 'name': 'testlinter', \ 'executable': 'echo', \ 'callback': 'TestCallback', \ 'command_callback': 'TestCommandCallback', \}) After: call delete(g:preserved_directory, 'rf') unlet! g:command unlet! g:filename unlet! g:directory unlet! g:preserved_directory delfunction TestCommandCallback delfunction TestCallback call ale#linter#Reset() Given foobar (Some imaginary filetype): foo bar baz Execute(ALE should delete managed files/directories appropriately after linting): AssertEqual 'foobar', &filetype call ale#Lint() call ale#engine#WaitForJobs(2000) Assert !filereadable(g:filename), 'The tempoary file was not deleted' Assert !isdirectory(g:directory), 'The tempoary directory was not deleted' Assert isdirectory(g:preserved_directory), 'The tempoary directory was not kept' Execute(ALE should delete managed files even if no command is run): AssertEqual 'foobar', &filetype let g:command = '' call ale#Lint() call ale#engine#WaitForJobs(2000) Assert !filereadable(g:filename), 'The tempoary file was not deleted' Assert !isdirectory(g:directory), 'The tempoary directory was not deleted' Assert isdirectory(g:preserved_directory), 'The tempoary directory was not kept' Execute(ALE should delete managed files when the buffer is removed): call ale#engine#InitBufferInfo(bufnr('%')) call TestCommandCallback(bufnr('%')) call ale#cleanup#Buffer(bufnr('%')) Assert !filereadable(g:filename), 'The tempoary file was not deleted' Assert !isdirectory(g:directory), 'The tempoary directory was not deleted' Assert isdirectory(g:preserved_directory), 'The tempoary directory was not kept'