Before: call ale#test#SetDirectory('/testplugin/test') After: call ale#test#RestoreDirectory() Execute(We should find a directory when searching and it is closer): call ale#test#SetFilename('test-files/top/needle_dir/target/query/buffer.txt') AssertEqual \ ale#path#Simplify(expand('%:p:h:h:h:h:h:h') . '/test-files/top/needle_dir/target/needle/'), \ ale#path#FindNearestFileOrDirectory(bufnr('%'), 'needle') Execute(We should find a file when searching and it is closer): call ale#test#SetFilename('test-files/top/needle_file/target/query/buffer.txt') AssertEqual \ ale#path#Simplify(expand('%:p:h:h:h:h:h:h') . '/test-files/top/needle_file/target/needle'), \ ale#path#FindNearestFileOrDirectory(bufnr('%'), 'needle') Execute(We shouldn't find anything for files which don't match): AssertEqual '', ale#path#FindNearestFileOrDirectory(bufnr('%'), 'cantfindthis')