Before: Save g:ale_lsp_root Save g:ale_root Save b:ale_lsp_root Save b:ale_root unlet! g:ale_lsp_root let g:ale_root = {} call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('c', 'clangd') function! Hook1(buffer) return 'abc123' endfunction After: Restore delfunction Hook1 call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest() Execute(The buffer-specific variable can be a string): let b:ale_root = '/some/path' call ale#test#SetFilename('other-file.c') AssertLSPProject '/some/path' Execute(The buffer-specific variable can be a dictionary): let b:ale_root = {'clangd': '/some/path', 'golangserver': '/other/path'} call ale#test#SetFilename('other-file.c') AssertLSPProject '/some/path' Execute(The buffer-specific variable can have funcrefs): let b:ale_root = {'clangd': function('Hook1'), 'golangserver': '/path'} call ale#test#SetFilename('other-file.c') AssertLSPProject 'abc123' Execute(The buffer-specific variable can be the old ale_lsp_root setting): let b:ale_lsp_root = '/some/path' call ale#test#SetFilename('other-file.c') AssertLSPProject '/some/path' Execute(The global variable can be a dictionary): let g:ale_root = {'clangd': '/some/path', 'golangserver': '/other/path'} call ale#test#SetFilename('other-file.c') AssertLSPProject '/some/path' Execute(The global variable can have funcrefs): let g:ale_root = {'clangd': function('Hook1'), 'golangserver': '/path'} call ale#test#SetFilename('other-file.c') AssertLSPProject 'abc123' Execute(The buffer-specific variable overrides the global variable): let b:ale_root = {'clangd': '/some/path', 'golangserver': '/other/path'} let g:ale_root = {'clangd': '/not/this/path', 'golangserver': '/elsewhere'} call ale#test#SetFilename('other-file.c') AssertLSPProject '/some/path' Execute(The global variable is queried if the buffer-specific has no value): let b:ale_root = {'golangserver': '/other/path'} let g:ale_root = {'clangd': '/some/path', 'golangserver': '/elsewhere'} call ale#test#SetFilename('other-file.c') AssertLSPProject '/some/path' Execute(The global variable can be the old ale_lsp_root setting): let g:ale_root = {} let g:ale_lsp_root = {'clangd': '/some/path', 'golangserver': '/other/path'} call ale#test#SetFilename('other-file.c') AssertLSPProject '/some/path' Execute(A non-empty ale_root setting should replace the old ale_lsp_root): let g:ale_root = {'clangd': '/some/path', 'golangserver': '/other/path'} let g:ale_lsp_root = {'clangd': '/xxx', 'golangserver': '/xxx'} call ale#test#SetFilename('other-file.c') AssertLSPProject '/some/path' Execute(No path should be returned by default): call ale#test#SetFilename(tempname() . '/other-file.c') AssertLSPProject ''