Before: Save g:ale_buffer_info Save g:ale_disable_lsp let g:ale_disable_lsp = 0 unlet! b:ale_disable_lsp function! CreateError(type, message) abort let l:diagnostics = [] if !empty(a:message) let l:diagnostics = [{ \ 'start': {'line': 1, 'offset': 1}, \ 'end': {'line': 1, 'offset':1}, \ 'text': a:message, \ 'code': 1005, \}] endif return { \ 'seq': 0, \ 'type': 'event', \ 'event': a:type, \ 'body': {'file': expand('%:p'), 'diagnostics': l:diagnostics}, \} endfunction function! CreateLoclist(message) abort let l:list = [] if !empty(a:message) let l:list = [{ \ 'lnum': 1, \ 'col': 1, \ 'end_lnum': 1, \ 'end_col': 1, \ 'text': a:message, \}] endif return l:list endfunction call ale#test#SetDirectory('/testplugin/test') call ale#test#SetFilename('filename.ts') runtime autoload/ale/engine.vim let g:ale_buffer_info = {bufnr(''): {'loclist': [], 'active_linter_list': []}} let g:ale_handle_loclist_called = 0 function! ale#engine#HandleLoclist(linter_name, buffer, loclist, from_other_source) abort let g:ale_handle_loclist_called = 1 endfunction After: Restore delfunction CreateError delfunction CreateLoclist call ale#test#RestoreDirectory() runtime autoload/ale/engine.vim Execute(An initial empty list of syntax errors should be ignored): call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('syntaxDiag', '')) Assert !g:ale_handle_loclist_called Execute(An initial list of syntax errors should be handled): call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('syntaxDiag', 'x')) Assert g:ale_handle_loclist_called Execute(Subsequent empty lists should be ignored): let g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('')].syntax_loclist = [] call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('syntaxDiag', '')) Assert !g:ale_handle_loclist_called Execute(Empty then non-empty syntax errors should be handled): let g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('')].syntax_loclist = [] call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('syntaxDiag', 'x')) Assert g:ale_handle_loclist_called Execute(Non-empty then empty syntax errors should be handled): let g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('')].syntax_loclist = CreateLoclist('x') call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('syntaxDiag', '')) Assert g:ale_handle_loclist_called Execute(Non-empty then non-empty syntax errors should be handled): let g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('')].syntax_loclist = CreateLoclist('x') call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('syntaxDiag', 'x')) Assert g:ale_handle_loclist_called Execute(An initial empty list of semantic errors should be ignored): call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('semanticDiag', '')) Assert !g:ale_handle_loclist_called Execute(An initial list of semantic errors should be handled): call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('semanticDiag', 'x')) Assert g:ale_handle_loclist_called Execute(Subsequent empty lists should be ignored - semantic): let g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('')].semantic_loclist = [] call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('semanticDiag', '')) Assert !g:ale_handle_loclist_called Execute(Empty then non-empty semantic errors should be handled): let g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('')].semantic_loclist = [] call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('semanticDiag', 'x')) Assert g:ale_handle_loclist_called Execute(Non-empty then empty semantic errors should be handled): let g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('')].semantic_loclist = CreateLoclist('x') call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('semanticDiag', '')) Assert g:ale_handle_loclist_called Execute(Non-empty then non-empty semantic errors should be handled): let g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('')].semantic_loclist = CreateLoclist('x') call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('semanticDiag', 'x')) Assert g:ale_handle_loclist_called Execute(Subsequent empty lists should be ignored - suggestion): let g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('')].suggestion_loclist = [] call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('suggestionDiag', '')) Assert !g:ale_handle_loclist_called Execute(Empty then non-empty suggestion messages should be handled): let g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('')].suggestion_loclist = [] call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('suggestionDiag', 'x')) Assert g:ale_handle_loclist_called Execute(Non-empty then empt suggestion messages should be handled): let g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('')].suggestion_loclist = CreateLoclist('x') call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('suggestionDiag', '')) Assert g:ale_handle_loclist_called Execute(Non-empty then non-empty suggestion messages should be handled): let g:ale_buffer_info[bufnr('')].suggestion_loclist = CreateLoclist('x') call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, CreateError('suggestionDiag', 'x')) Assert g:ale_handle_loclist_called