Before: let g:ale_some_variable = 'abc' After: unlet! g:ale_some_variable unlet! b:undefined_variable_name Execute(ale#Var should return global variables): AssertEqual 'abc', ale#Var(bufnr(''), 'some_variable') Execute(ale#Var should return buffer overrides): let b:ale_some_variable = 'def' AssertEqual 'def', ale#Var(bufnr(''), 'some_variable') Execute(ale#Var should return buffer overrides for buffer numbers as strings): let b:ale_some_variable = 'def' AssertEqual 'def', ale#Var(string(bufnr('')), 'some_variable') Execute(ale#Var should throw exceptions for undefined variables): let b:undefined_variable_name = 'def' AssertThrows call ale#Var(bufnr(''), 'undefined_variable_name')