Before: Save g:ale_cmake_cmakeformat_executable Save g:ale_cmake_cmakeformat_options " Use an invalid global executable, so we don't match it. let g:ale_cmake_cmakeformat_executable = 'xxxinvalid' let g:ale_cmake_cmakeformat_options = '' call ale#test#SetDirectory('/testplugin/test/fixers') After: Restore call ale#test#RestoreDirectory() Execute(The cmakeformat callback should return the correct default values): call ale#test#SetFilename('../cmake_files/CMakeList.txt') AssertEqual \ { \ 'command': ale#Escape('xxxinvalid') \ . ' -' \ }, \ ale#fixers#cmakeformat#Fix(bufnr('')) Execute(The cmakeformat callback should include custom cmakeformat options): let g:ale_cmake_cmakeformat_options = "-r '(a) -> a'" call ale#test#SetFilename('../cmake_files/CMakeList.txt') AssertEqual \ { \ 'command': ale#Escape('xxxinvalid') \ . ' ' . g:ale_cmake_cmakeformat_options \ . ' -', \ }, \ ale#fixers#cmakeformat#Fix(bufnr(''))