Before: Save g:ale_set_lists_synchronously Save g:ale_buffer_info Save &shell let g:ale_buffer_info = {} let g:ale_set_lists_synchronously = 1 function! TestCallback(buffer, output) " Windows adds extra spaces to the text from echo. return [{ \ 'lnum': 2, \ 'col': 3, \ 'text': substitute(a:output[0], ' *$', '', ''), \}] endfunction function! TestCallback2(buffer, output) return [{ \ 'lnum': 3, \ 'col': 4, \ 'text': substitute(a:output[0], ' *$', '', ''), \}] endfunction " Running the command in another subshell seems to help here. call ale#linter#Define('foobar', { \ 'name': 'testlinter', \ 'callback': 'TestCallback', \ 'executable': has('win32') ? 'cmd' : 'echo', \ 'command': has('win32') ? 'echo foo bar' : '/bin/sh -c ''echo foo bar''', \}) After: Restore unlet! g:i unlet! g:results unlet! g:item unlet! g:expected_results delfunction TestCallback delfunction TestCallback2 call ale#engine#Cleanup(bufnr('')) call ale#linter#Reset() Given foobar (Some imaginary filetype): foo bar baz Execute(Linters should run with the default options): AssertEqual 'foobar', &filetype let g:expected_results = [{ \ 'bufnr': bufnr('%'), \ 'lnum': 2, \ 'vcol': 0, \ 'col': 3, \ 'text': 'foo bar', \ 'type': 'E', \ 'nr': -1, \ 'pattern': '', \ 'valid': 1, \ }] " Try the test a few times over in NeoVim 0.3 or Windows, " where tests fail randomly. for g:i in range(has('nvim-0.3') || has('win32') ? 5 : 1) call ale#Lint() call ale#engine#WaitForJobs(2000) let g:results = getloclist(0) for g:item in g:results if has_key(g:item, 'module') call remove(g:item, 'module') endif endfor if g:results == g:expected_results break endif endfor AssertEqual g:expected_results, g:results Execute(Linters should run in PowerShell too): if has('win32') set shell=powershell AssertEqual 'foobar', &filetype " Replace the callback to handle two lines. function! TestCallback(buffer, output) " Windows adds extra spaces to the text from echo. return [ \ { \ 'lnum': 1, \ 'col': 3, \ 'text': substitute(a:output[0], ' *$', '', ''), \ }, \ { \ 'lnum': 2, \ 'col': 3, \ 'text': substitute(a:output[1], ' *$', '', ''), \ }, \] endfunction " Recreate the command string to use &&, which PowerShell does not support. call ale#linter#Reset() call ale#linter#Define('foobar', { \ 'name': 'testlinter', \ 'callback': 'TestCallback', \ 'executable': 'cmd', \ 'command': 'echo foo && echo bar', \}) call ale#Lint() call ale#engine#WaitForJobs(4000) AssertEqual [ \ { \ 'bufnr': bufnr('%'), \ 'lnum': 1, \ 'vcol': 0, \ 'col': 3, \ 'text': 'foo', \ 'type': 'E', \ 'nr': -1, \ 'pattern': '', \ 'valid': 1, \ }, \ { \ 'bufnr': bufnr('%'), \ 'lnum': 2, \ 'vcol': 0, \ 'col': 3, \ 'text': 'bar', \ 'type': 'E', \ 'nr': -1, \ 'pattern': '', \ 'valid': 1, \ }, \], getloclist(0) endif Execute(Previous errors should be removed when linters change): call ale#Lint() call ale#engine#WaitForJobs(2000) call ale#linter#Reset() call ale#linter#Define('foobar', { \ 'name': 'testlinter2', \ 'callback': 'TestCallback2', \ 'executable': has('win32') ? 'cmd' : 'echo', \ 'command': has('win32') ? 'echo baz boz' : '/bin/sh -c ''echo baz boz''', \}) let g:expected_results = [{ \ 'bufnr': bufnr('%'), \ 'lnum': 3, \ 'vcol': 0, \ 'col': 4, \ 'text': 'baz boz', \ 'type': 'E', \ 'nr': -1, \ 'pattern': '', \ 'valid': 1, \}] " Try the test a few times over in NeoVim 0.3 or Windows, " where tests fail randomly. for g:i in range(has('nvim-0.3') || has('win32') ? 5 : 1) call ale#Lint() call ale#engine#WaitForJobs(2000) let g:results = getloclist(0) for g:item in g:results if has_key(g:item, 'module') call remove(g:item, 'module') endif endfor if g:results == g:expected_results break endif endfor AssertEqual g:expected_results, g:results