Before: Save g:ale_json_jq_executable Save g:ale_json_jq_options Save g:ale_json_jq_filters After: Restore Execute(The jq fixer should use the options you set): let g:ale_json_jq_executable = 'foo' let g:ale_json_jq_options = '--bar' let g:ale_json_jq_filters = '.baz' AssertEqual \ {'command': ale#Escape('foo') . ' .baz --bar'}, \ ale#fixers#jq#Fix(bufnr('')) Execute(The jq fixer should return 0 when there are no filters): let g:ale_json_jq_executable = 'jq' let g:ale_json_jq_options = '' let g:ale_json_jq_filters = '' AssertEqual \ 0, \ ale#fixers#jq#Fix(bufnr(''))