Before: call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('thrift', 'thrift') let b:suffix = ' -out ' . ale#Escape('TEMP_DIR') . ' %t' function! GetCommand(buffer) abort call ale#engine#InitBufferInfo(a:buffer) let l:command = ale_linters#thrift#thrift#GetCommand(a:buffer) call ale#engine#Cleanup(a:buffer) let l:split_command = split(l:command) let l:index = index(l:split_command, '-out') if l:index >= 0 let l:split_command[l:index + 1] = 'TEMP' endif return join(l:split_command) endfunction After: unlet! b:suffix delfunction GetCommand call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest() Execute(The default command should be correct): AssertLinter 'thrift', ale#Escape('thrift') . ' --gen cpp -I . -strict' . b:suffix Execute(The executable should be configurable): let b:ale_thrift_thrift_executable = 'foobar' AssertLinter 'foobar', ale#Escape('foobar') . ' --gen cpp -I . -strict' . b:suffix Execute(The list of generators should be configurable): let b:ale_thrift_thrift_generators = ['java', 'py:dynamic'] AssertLinter 'thrift', ale#Escape('thrift') \ . ' --gen java --gen py:dynamic -I . -strict' . b:suffix let b:ale_thrift_thrift_generators = [] AssertLinter 'thrift', ale#Escape('thrift') . ' --gen cpp -I . -strict' . b:suffix Execute(The list of include paths should be configurable): let b:ale_thrift_thrift_includes = ['included/path'] AssertLinter 'thrift', ale#Escape('thrift') \ . ' --gen cpp -I included/path -strict' . b:suffix Execute(The string of compiler options should be configurable): let b:ale_thrift_thrift_options = '-strict --allow-64bit-consts' AssertLinter 'thrift', ale#Escape('thrift') \ . ' --gen cpp -I . -strict --allow-64bit-consts' . b:suffix