Before: Save g:ale_fixers, &shell let g:ale_run_synchronously = 1 let g:ale_fixers = { \ 'testft': [], \} let &shell = '/bin/bash' function AddCarets(buffer, lines) abort " map() is applied to the original lines here. " This way, we can ensure that defensive copies are made. return map(a:lines, '''^'' . v:val') endfunction function AddDollars(buffer, lines) abort return map(a:lines, '''$'' . v:val') endfunction function DoNothing(buffer, lines) abort return 0 endfunction function CatLine(buffer, lines) abort return {'command': 'cat - <(echo d)'} endfunction function ReplaceWithTempFile(buffer, lines) abort return {'command': 'echo x > %t', 'read_temporary_file': 1} endfunction After: Restore unlet! g:ale_run_synchronously unlet! g:ale_emulate_job_failure delfunction AddCarets delfunction AddDollars delfunction DoNothing delfunction CatLine delfunction ReplaceWithTempFile Given testft (A file with three lines): a b c Execute(ALEFix should complain when there are no functions to call): AssertThrows ALEFix AssertEqual 'Vim(echoerr):No fixers have been defined for filetype: testft', g:vader_exception Execute(ALEFix should apply simple functions): let g:ale_fixers.testft = ['AddCarets'] ALEFix Expect(The first function should be used): ^a ^b ^c Execute(ALEFix should apply simple functions in a chain): let g:ale_fixers.testft = ['AddCarets', 'AddDollars'] ALEFix Expect(Both functions should be used): $^a $^b $^c Execute(ALEFix should allow 0 to be returned to skip functions): let g:ale_fixers.testft = ['DoNothing', 'AddDollars'] ALEFix Expect(Only the second function should be applied): $a $b $c Execute(ALEFix should allow commands to be run): let g:ale_fixers.testft = ['CatLine'] ALEFix Expect(An extra line should be added): a b c d Execute(ALEFix should allow temporary files to be read): let g:ale_fixers.testft = ['ReplaceWithTempFile'] ALEFix Expect(The line we wrote to the temporary file should be used here): x Execute(ALEFix should allow jobs and simple functions to be combined): let g:ale_fixers.testft = ['ReplaceWithTempFile', 'AddDollars'] ALEFix Expect(The lines from the temporary file should be modified): $x Execute(ALEFix should skip commands when jobs fail to run): let g:ale_emulate_job_failure = 1 let g:ale_fixers.testft = ['CatLine', 'AddDollars'] ALEFix Expect(Only the second function should be applied): $a $b $c Execute(ALEFix should handle strings for selecting a single function): let g:ale_fixers.testft = 'AddCarets' ALEFix Expect(The first function should be used): ^a ^b ^c