Before: Save &filetype Save g:ale_buffer_info Save g:ale_lint_on_enter Save g:ale_set_lists_synchronously let g:buf = bufnr('') let g:ale_lint_on_enter = 1 let g:ale_run_synchronously = 1 let g:ale_set_lists_synchronously = 1 function! TestCallback(buffer, output) return [{ \ 'lnum': 1, \ 'col': 3, \ 'text': 'baz boz', \}] endfunction call ale#linter#Define('foobar', { \ 'name': 'testlinter', \ 'callback': 'TestCallback', \ 'executable': has('win32') ? 'cmd' : 'true', \ 'command': has('win32') ? 'echo' : 'true', \}) After: Restore unlet! g:buf let g:ale_run_synchronously = 0 delfunction TestCallback call ale#linter#Reset() call setloclist(0, []) Execute(The file changed event function should set b:ale_file_changed): let g:ale_lint_on_enter = 0 if has('gui') new else e test endif call ale#events#FileChangedEvent(g:buf) close " We should set the flag in the other buffer AssertEqual 1, getbufvar(g:buf, 'ale_file_changed') Execute(The file changed event function should lint the current buffer when it has changed): set filetype=foobar call ale#events#FileChangedEvent(bufnr('')) AssertEqual [{ \ 'bufnr': bufnr(''), \ 'lnum': 1, \ 'vcol': 0, \ 'col': 3, \ 'text': 'baz boz', \ 'type': 'E', \ 'nr': -1, \ 'pattern': '', \ 'valid': 1, \ }], getloclist(0) Execute(The buffer should be checked after entering it after the file has changed): let b:ale_file_changed = 1 set filetype=foobar call ale#events#ReadOrEnterEvent(bufnr('')) AssertEqual [{ \ 'bufnr': bufnr(''), \ 'lnum': 1, \ 'vcol': 0, \ 'col': 3, \ 'text': 'baz boz', \ 'type': 'E', \ 'nr': -1, \ 'pattern': '', \ 'valid': 1, \ }], getloclist(0)