Fixing Vi{ incorrectly grabbing the ending braces

src/actions/motion.ts

@@ -1968,6 +1968,21 @@ export abstract class MoveInsideCharacter extends ExpandingSelection {
       vimState.recordedState.operatorPositionDiff = openPos.subtract(selStart);
     }
 
+    // Adjust for VisualLine mode: exclude the line containing the closing brace
+    // moves the cursor back to just within the brackets, accurately mirroring what
+    // Vim does for Vi{ Vi( Vi[ etc.
+    if (
+      !this.includeSurrounding &&
+      vimState.currentMode === Mode.VisualLine &&
+      closePos.line > openPos.line
+    ) {
+      const adjustedLine = closePos.line - 1;
+      if (adjustedLine >= 0) {
+        const lineText = vimState.document.lineAt(adjustedLine).text;
+        closePos = new Position(adjustedLine, lineText.length);
+      }
+    }
+
     // TODO: setting the cursor manually like this shouldn't be necessary (probably a Cursor, not Position, should be passed to `exec`)
     vimState.cursorStartPosition = openPos;
     return {

test/mode/modeVisualLine.test.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as assert from 'assert';
 import { getAndUpdateModeHandler } from '../../extension';
 import { Mode } from '../../src/mode/mode';
 import { ModeHandler } from '../../src/mode/modeHandler';
-import { newTest } from '../testSimplifier';
+import { newTest, newTestOnly } from '../testSimplifier';
 import { assertEqualLines, setupWorkspace } from './../testUtils';
 
 suite('Mode Visual Line', () => {
@@ -585,4 +585,26 @@ suite('Mode Visual Line', () => {
       });
     }
   });
+
+  suite('Vi{ should not select the ending brace, if it is on a new line.', () => {
+    test('Vi{ selection content test', async () => {
+      // Insert the full block using insert mode simulation
+      await modeHandler.handleMultipleKeyEvents('i{\nsome text on new line\n}'.split(''));
+
+      // Back to normal mode
+      await modeHandler.handleKeyEvent('<Esc>');
+
+      // Move cursor to start of "some text..."
+      await modeHandler.handleMultipleKeyEvents(['g', 'g', 'j', 'l', 'l', 'l', 'l']);
+
+      // Simulate Vi{
+      await modeHandler.handleMultipleKeyEvents(['V', 'i', '{']);
+
+      const doc = modeHandler.vimState.editor.document;
+      const sel = modeHandler.vimState.editor.selection;
+      const selectedText = doc.getText(sel);
+
+      assert.strictEqual(selectedText, '  some text on new line');
+    });
+  });
 });