Before: Save $PATH Save $PATHEXT " Count the maven executable without .exe as executable on Windows let $PATHEXT = '.' call ale#test#SetDirectory('/testplugin/test') runtime ale_linters/java/javac.vim let g:expected_wrapper = '' if has('unix') let g:expected_wrapper = 'mvnw' else let g:expected_wrapper = 'mvnw.cmd' endif After: Restore unlet! g:expected_wrapper call ale#test#RestoreDirectory() call ale#linter#Reset() Execute(Should return 'mvnw' if found in parent directory): call ale#test#SetFilename('maven-test-files/maven-java-project/module1/src/main/java/dummy1.java') AssertEqual \ ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/maven-test-files/maven-java-project/module1/' . g:expected_wrapper), \ ale#maven#FindExecutable(bufnr('')) Execute(Should return 'mvn' if 'mvnw' not found in parent directory): call ale#test#SetFilename('maven-test-files/maven-java-project/module2/src/main/java/dummy2.java') let $PATH .= (has('win32') ? ';' : ':') \ . ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/maven-test-files') AssertEqual \ 'mvn', \ ale#maven#FindExecutable(bufnr('')) Execute(Should return empty string if 'mvnw' not in parent directory and mvn not in path): call ale#test#SetFilename('mvn-test-files/java-maven-project/module2/src/main/java/dummy2.java') AssertEqual \ '', \ ale#gradle#FindExecutable(bufnr(''))