From 6f413fccd08d0f79a9ee6b834bdfba54fb63ecd3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Baptiste Langlade <baptiste.langlade@hey.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 09:37:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] make sure a class exist before asserting an object is an
 instance of it

---
 CHANGELOG.md                |  6 ++++++
 src/Runner/Assert/Objet.php | 11 +++++++++++
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ebddcc9..77f0230 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+
+- `$assert->object()->instance()` now check first if the class exist to allow to load aliases
+
 ## 6.8.0 - 2026-01-11
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/Runner/Assert/Objet.php b/src/Runner/Assert/Objet.php
index d3f1877..c7e2229 100644
--- a/src/Runner/Assert/Objet.php
+++ b/src/Runner/Assert/Objet.php
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ public function instance(string $class, ?string $message = null): self
     {
         $this->stats->incrementAssertions();
 
+        // Making sure the class exists allows to use aliases and autoload them
+        if (!\class_exists($class) && !\interface_exists($class)) {
+            throw Failure::of(Property::of(
+                $this->object,
+                \sprintf(
+                    'Class, alias or interface %s does not exist',
+                    $class,
+                ),
+            ));
+        }
+
         if (!($this->object instanceof $class)) {
             throw Failure::of(Property::of(
                 $this->object,

From fe668f0fe59744a84fd13debebf4942611d6cd94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Baptiste Langlade <baptiste.langlade@hey.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 09:40:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] remove no longer used action input

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d285e31..bd8243d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -45,5 +45,3 @@ jobs:
     uses: innmind/github-workflows/.github/workflows/psalm-matrix.yml@main
   cs:
     uses: innmind/github-workflows/.github/workflows/cs.yml@main
-    with:
-      php-version: '8.2'