Before:
  function! CollectResults(buffer, output)
    return []
  endfunction

  function! FirstChainFunction(buffer)
    return 'first'
  endfunction

  function! SecondChainFunction(buffer, output)
    " We'll skip this command
    return ''
  endfunction

  function! ThirdChainFunction(buffer, output)
    return 'third'
  endfunction

  function! FourthChainFunction(buffer, output)
    return 'fourth'
  endfunction

  let g:linter = {
  \ 'name': 'testlinter',
  \ 'callback': 'CollectResults',
  \ 'executable': 'echo',
  \ 'command_chain': [
  \   {'callback': 'FirstChainFunction'},
  \   {'callback': 'SecondChainFunction'},
  \   {'callback': 'ThirdChainFunction'},
  \   {'callback': 'FourthChainFunction'},
  \ ],
  \ 'read_buffer': 1,
  \}

  function! ProcessIndex(chain_index)
    let [l:command, l:options] = ale#engine#ProcessChain(347, '', g:linter, a:chain_index, [])
    let l:options.command = l:command

    return l:options
  endfunction

After:
  delfunction CollectResults
  delfunction FirstChainFunction
  delfunction SecondChainFunction
  delfunction ThirdChainFunction
  delfunction ProcessIndex
  unlet! g:linter
  unlet! g:result

Execute(Engine invocation should return the command for the first item correctly):
  let g:result = ProcessIndex(0)

  AssertEqual 'first', g:result.command
  AssertEqual 1, g:result.next_chain_index

Execute(Engine invocation should return the command for the second item correctly):
  let g:result = ProcessIndex(1)

  AssertEqual 'third', g:result.command
  AssertEqual 3, g:result.next_chain_index

Execute(Engine invocation should return the command for the fourth item correctly):
  let g:result = ProcessIndex(3)

  AssertEqual 'fourth', g:result.command
  AssertEqual 4, g:result.next_chain_index

Execute(Engine invocation should allow read_buffer to be enabled for a command in the middle of a chain):
  let g:linter.command_chain[2].read_buffer = 1

  let g:result = ProcessIndex(2)

  AssertEqual g:result.command, 'third'
  AssertEqual g:result.read_buffer, 1

Execute(Engine invocation should allow read_buffer to be disabled for the end of a chain):
  let g:linter.command_chain[3].read_buffer = 0

  let g:result = ProcessIndex(3)

  AssertEqual g:result.command, 'fourth'
  AssertEqual g:result.read_buffer, 0

Execute(Engine invocation should not use read_buffer from earlier items in a chain):
  let g:linter.command_chain[1].read_buffer = 1

  let g:result = ProcessIndex(1)

  AssertEqual g:result.command, 'third'
  AssertEqual g:result.read_buffer, 0

Execute(Engine invocation should allow the output_stream setting to be changed in the middle of a chain):
  let g:linter.command_chain[2].output_stream = 'both'

  let g:result = ProcessIndex(2)

  AssertEqual g:result.command, 'third'
  AssertEqual g:result.output_stream, 'both'

Execute(Engine invocation should not use output_stream from earlier items in a chain):
  let g:linter.command_chain[1].output_stream = 'both'

  let g:result = ProcessIndex(1)

  AssertEqual g:result.command, 'third'
  AssertEqual g:result.output_stream, 'stdout'