`ir` does not contract selection

[radarek]

Contracting selection does with ir not work for me (ar works just fine). I run tests and all passes. Here is example ruby file and simplest vimrc which reproduce bug in my computer.

module Foo
  class Bar
    def Baz
      [1, 2, 3].each do |i|
        i + 1
      end
    end
  end
end

set nocompatible
syntax on
filetype off
set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim/

call vundle#begin('/tmp/vim/')
Plugin 'gmarik/Vundle.vim'
Plugin 'kana/vim-textobj-user'
Plugin 'nelstrom/vim-textobj-rubyblock'
call vundle#end()

filetype plugin indent on

runtime macros/matchit.vim

syntax on
filetype on
filetype plugin on
filetype indent on

Here are my steps:
gg
var
ir # this works OK, selection is reduced by 1 level
ir # this doesn't work

Any idea what may be wrong?

[sebroeder]

I have the same problem. For me not even the first ir works on the same sample code. The cursor jumps to the first line of the buffer but the selection does not change.

I run the tests and they passed, however. So I have no idea where to look next :(

[lukelex]

Is this still being maintained? I can't use any of the commands 😢

[jameslawson]

I'm also having the same problem.
ir cannot contract selection past the first level.
ar works fine - it can repeated expand selection.

[lmhsjackson]

Same original problem

[mattmartini]

I noticed something unexpected. Using var to highlight a block, then using ar and ir should expand and contract the selection. However ir does not contract the selection.

Using your example:

module Foo
  class Bar
    def baz
      [1,2,3].each do |i|
        i + 1
      end
    end
  end
end

1. Starting on the line with each and hitting vir the inside of the baz method is selected as expected.
2. Now typing ar expands the selection to the whole baz method (from def to end).
3. However, typing ir now does nothing.
4. Typing ar at this point will expand the selection to the Bar class.
5. Again ir does nothing at this point.
6. Once again typing ar will expand the selection to the whole module.
7. Now typing ir will shrink the selection to the inside of the module.
8. At this point ar will expand to the whole module.
9. Here ir ar will contract and expand the selection, but only at the top level. If we try to type ir twice it only contracts once.

I suspect that because the blocks are nested once you are at 2. you have highlighted the baz method (around the previously selected inside) when you invoke ir it does nothing because it says you are already at the inside of the class Bar and therefore nothing happens.

What is odd is that I used the same text as the video but the behavior is different. I tried this on a number of real world ruby files with the same effect.

How do I troubleshoot this?