Before: call ale#test#SetDirectory('/testplugin/test') After: call ale#test#RestoreDirectory() Execute(We should be able to find a configuration file further up): call ale#test#SetFilename('test-files/top/middle/bottom/dummy.txt') AssertEqual \ ale#path#Simplify(expand('%:p:h:h:h:h:h') . '/test-files/top/example.ini'), \ ale#path#FindNearestFile(bufnr('%'), 'example.ini') Execute(We shouldn't find anything for files which don't match): AssertEqual '', ale#path#FindNearestFile(bufnr('%'), 'cantfindthis')