Before: Save g:ale_thrift_thrift_executable Save g:ale_thrift_thrift_generators Save g:ale_thrift_thrift_includes Save g:ale_thrift_thrift_options unlet! b:ale_thrift_thrift_executable unlet! b:ale_thrift_thrift_generators unlet! b:ale_thrift_thrift_includes unlet! b:ale_thrift_thrift_options function! GetCommand(buffer) abort call ale#engine#InitBufferInfo(a:buffer) let l:result = ale_linters#thrift#thrift#GetCommand(a:buffer) call ale#engine#Cleanup(a:buffer) return l:result endfunction runtime ale_linters/thrift/thrift.vim After: Restore delfunction GetCommand unlet! b:ale_thrift_thrift_executable unlet! b:ale_thrift_thrift_generators unlet! b:ale_thrift_thrift_includes unlet! b:ale_thrift_thrift_options call ale#linter#Reset() Execute(The executable should be configurable): AssertEqual 'thrift', ale_linters#thrift#thrift#GetExecutable(bufnr('')) let b:ale_thrift_thrift_executable = 'foobar' AssertEqual 'foobar', ale_linters#thrift#thrift#GetExecutable(bufnr('')) Execute(The executable should be used in the command): Assert GetCommand(bufnr('%')) =~# "^'thrift'" let b:ale_thrift_thrift_executable = 'foobar' Assert GetCommand(bufnr('%')) =~# "^'foobar'" Execute(The list of generators should be configurable): Assert GetCommand(bufnr('%')) =~# '--gen cpp' let b:ale_thrift_thrift_generators = ['java', 'py:dynamic'] Assert GetCommand(bufnr('%')) =~# '--gen java --gen py:dynamic' let b:ale_thrift_thrift_generators = [] Assert GetCommand(bufnr('%')) =~# '--gen cpp' Execute(The list of include paths should be configurable): Assert GetCommand(bufnr('%')) !~# '-I' let b:ale_thrift_thrift_includes = ['included/path'] Assert GetCommand(bufnr('%')) =~# '-I included/path' Execute(The string of compiler options should be configurable): Assert GetCommand(bufnr('%')) =~# '-strict' let b:ale_thrift_thrift_options = '-strict --allow-64bit-consts' Assert GetCommand(bufnr('%')) =~# '-strict --allow-64bit-consts'