Before: Save g:ale_d_dfmt_executable Save g:ale_d_dfmt_options " Use an invalid global executable, so we don't match it. let g:ale_d_dfmt_executable = 'xxxinvalid' let g:ale_d_dfmt_options = '' call ale#test#SetDirectory('/testplugin/test/fixers') After: Restore call ale#test#RestoreDirectory() Execute(The dfmt callback should return the correct default values): call ale#test#SetFilename('../d_files/test.d') AssertEqual \ { \ 'read_temporary_file': 1, \ 'command': ale#Escape('xxxinvalid') \ . ' -i' \ . ' %t', \ }, \ ale#fixers#dfmt#Fix(bufnr('')) Execute(The dfmt callback should include custom dfmt options): let g:ale_d_dfmt_options = "--space-after-cast" call ale#test#SetFilename('../d_files/test.d') AssertEqual \ { \ 'read_temporary_file': 1, \ 'command': ale#Escape('xxxinvalid') \ . ' -i' \ . ' ' . g:ale_d_dfmt_options \ . ' %t', \ }, \ ale#fixers#dfmt#Fix(bufnr(''))