Before: let g:ale_statusline_format = ['%sE', '%sW', 'OKIE'] After: let g:ale_buffer_info = {} Execute (Count should be 0 when data is empty): let g:ale_buffer_info = {} AssertEqual [0, 0], ale#statusline#Count(bufnr('%')) Execute (Count should read data from the cache): let g:ale_buffer_info = {'44': {'count': [1, 2]}} AssertEqual [1, 2], ale#statusline#Count(44) Execute (The count should be correct after an update): let g:ale_buffer_info = {'44': {}} call ale#statusline#Update(44, []) AssertEqual [0, 0], ale#statusline#Count(44) Execute (Count should be match the loclist): let g:ale_buffer_info = { \ bufnr('%'): { \ 'loclist': [ \ { \ 'lnum': 1, \ 'bufnr': 1, \ 'vcol': 0, \ 'linter_name': 'testlinter', \ 'nr': -1, \ 'type': 'E', \ 'col': 1, \ 'text': 'Test Error', \ }, \ ], \ }, \} AssertEqual [1, 0], ale#statusline#Count(bufnr('%')) Execute (Output should be empty for non-existant buffer): AssertEqual [0, 0], ale#statusline#Count(9001) Execute (Statusline is formatted to the users preference for just errors): let g:ale_buffer_info = {bufnr('%'): {}} call ale#statusline#Update(bufnr('%'), [{'type': 'E'}, {'type': 'E'}]) AssertEqual '2E', ale#statusline#Status() Execute (Statusline is formatted to the users preference for just warnings): let g:ale_buffer_info = {bufnr('%'): {}} call ale#statusline#Update(bufnr('%'), [{'type': 'W'}, {'type': 'W'}, {'type': 'W'}]) AssertEqual '3W', ale#statusline#Status() Execute (Statusline is formatted to the users preference for errors and warnings): let g:ale_buffer_info = {bufnr('%'): {}} call ale#statusline#Update(bufnr('%'), [{'type': 'E'}, {'type': 'W'}, {'type': 'W'}]) AssertEqual '1E 2W', ale#statusline#Status() Execute (Statusline is formatted to the users preference for no errors or warnings): let g:ale_buffer_info = {bufnr('%'): {}} call ale#statusline#Update(bufnr('%'), []) AssertEqual 'OKIE', ale#statusline#Status()