Before: Save b:ale_go_gometalinter_executable Save b:ale_go_gometalinter_options let b:ale_go_gometalinter_executable = 'gometalinter' let b:ale_go_gometalinter_options = '' runtime ale_linters/go/gometalinter.vim call ale#test#SetDirectory('/testplugin/test/command_callback') call ale#test#SetFilename('test.go') After: Restore call ale#test#RestoreDirectory() call ale#linter#Reset() Execute(The gometalinter callback should return the right defaults): AssertEqual \ 'gometalinter', \ ale_linters#go#gometalinter#GetExecutable(bufnr('')) AssertEqual \ ale#Escape('gometalinter') \ . ' --include=''^' . expand('%:p') . '.*$''' \ . ' ' . ale#Escape(getcwd()), \ ale_linters#go#gometalinter#GetCommand(bufnr('')) Execute(The gometalinter callback should use a configured executable): let b:ale_go_gometalinter_executable = 'something else' AssertEqual \ 'something else', \ ale_linters#go#gometalinter#GetExecutable(bufnr('')) AssertEqual \ ale#Escape('something else') \ . ' --include=''^' . expand('%:p') . '.*$''' \ . ' ' . ale#Escape(getcwd()), \ ale_linters#go#gometalinter#GetCommand(bufnr('')) Execute(The gometalinter callback should use configured options): let b:ale_go_gometalinter_options = '--foobar' AssertEqual \ ale#Escape('gometalinter') \ . ' --include=''^' . expand('%:p') . '.*$''' \ . ' --foobar' \ . ' ' . ale#Escape(getcwd()), \ ale_linters#go#gometalinter#GetCommand(bufnr(''))