Before: runtime ale_linters/javascript/eslint.vim Execute(The eslint handler should parse lines correctly): AssertEqual \ [ \ { \ 'bufnr': 347, \ 'lnum': 47, \ 'col': 14, \ 'text': 'Missing trailing comma. [Warning/comma-dangle]', \ 'type': 'W', \ }, \ { \ 'bufnr': 347, \ 'lnum': 56, \ 'col': 41, \ 'text': 'Missing semicolon. [Error/semi]', \ 'type': 'E', \ }, \ { \ 'bufnr': 347, \ 'lnum': 13, \ 'col': 3, \ 'text': 'Parsing error: Unexpected token', \ 'type': 'E', \ }, \ ], \ ale_linters#javascript#eslint#Handle(347, [ \ 'This line should be ignored completely', \ '/path/to/some-filename.js:47:14: Missing trailing comma. [Warning/comma-dangle]', \ '/path/to/some-filename.js:56:41: Missing semicolon. [Error/semi]', \ 'This line should be ignored completely', \ '/path/to/some-filename.js:13:3: Parsing error: Unexpected token', \ ]) Execute(The eslint handler should print a message about a missing configuration file): let g:config_error_lines = [ \ '', \ 'Oops! Something went wrong! :(', \ '', \ 'ESLint couldn''t find a configuration file. To set up a configuration file for this project, please run:', \ ' eslint --init', \ '', \ 'ESLint looked for configuration files in /some/path/or/other and its ancestors.', \ '', \ 'If you think you already have a configuration file or if you need more help, please stop by the ESLint chat room: https://gitter.im/eslint/eslint', \ '', \ ] AssertEqual \ [{ \ 'lnum': 1, \ 'text': 'eslint configuration error (type :ALEDetail for more information)', \ 'detail': join(g:config_error_lines, "\n"), \ }], \ ale_linters#javascript#eslint#Handle(347, g:config_error_lines[:]) Execute(The eslint handler should print a message for config parsing errors): let g:config_error_lines = [ \ 'Cannot read config file: /some/path/or/other/.eslintrc.js', \ 'Error: Unexpected token <<', \ '/some/path/or/other/.eslintrc.js:1', \ '(function (exports, require, module, __filename, __dirname) { <<<>>>', \ ' ^^', \ 'SyntaxError: Unexpected token <<', \ ' at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:76:16)', \ ' at Module._compile (module.js:528:28)', \ ' at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:565:10)', \ ' at Module.load (module.js:473:32)', \ ' at tryModuleLoad (module.js:432:12)', \ ' at Function.Module._load (module.js:424:3)', \ ' at Module.require (module.js:483:17)', \ ' at require (internal/module.js:20:19)', \ ' at module.exports (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/eslint/node_modules/require-uncached/index.js:14:12)', \ ' at loadJSConfigFile (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/eslint/lib/config/config-file.js:160:16)', \] AssertEqual \ [{ \ 'lnum': 1, \ 'text': 'eslint configuration error (type :ALEDetail for more information)', \ 'detail': join(g:config_error_lines, "\n"), \ }], \ ale_linters#javascript#eslint#Handle(347, g:config_error_lines[:]) After: unlet! g:config_error_lines call ale#linter#Reset()