Before: Save g:ale_c_uncrustify_executable " Use an invalid global executable, so we don't match it. let g:ale_c_uncrustify_executable = 'xxxinvalid' call ale#test#SetDirectory('/testplugin/test/fixers') After: Restore call ale#test#RestoreDirectory() Execute(The clang-format callback should return the correct default values): call ale#test#SetFilename('../test-files/c/dummy.c') AssertEqual \ { \ 'command': ale#Escape(g:ale_c_uncrustify_executable) \ . ' --no-backup' \ }, \ ale#fixers#uncrustify#Fix(bufnr('')) Execute(The uncrustify callback should include any additional options): call ale#test#SetFilename('../test-files/c/dummy.c') let b:ale_c_uncrustify_options = '--some-option' AssertEqual \ { \ 'command': ale#Escape(g:ale_c_uncrustify_executable) \ . ' --no-backup --some-option', \ }, \ ale#fixers#uncrustify#Fix(bufnr(''))