Before: Save g:ale_ruby_syntax_tree_executable Save g:ale_ruby_syntax_tree_options " Use an invalid global executable, so we don't match it. let g:ale_ruby_syntax_tree_executable = 'xxxinvalid' let g:ale_ruby_syntax_tree_options = '' call ale#test#SetDirectory('/testplugin/test/fixers') After: Restore call ale#test#RestoreDirectory() Execute(The syntax_tree callback should return the correct default values): call ale#test#SetFilename('../test-files/ruby/dummy.rb') AssertEqual \ { \ 'command': ale#Escape(g:ale_ruby_syntax_tree_executable) \ . ' format %t', \ }, \ ale#fixers#syntax_tree#Fix(bufnr('')) Execute(The syntax_tree callback should include custom options): let g:ale_ruby_syntax_tree_options = '--print-width=100 --plugins=plugin/trailing_comma' call ale#test#SetFilename('../test-files/ruby/with_config/dummy.rb') AssertEqual \ { \ 'command': ale#Escape(g:ale_ruby_syntax_tree_executable) \ . ' format --print-width=100 --plugins=plugin/trailing_comma %t', \ }, \ ale#fixers#syntax_tree#Fix(bufnr(''))