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+import {describe, it, expect} from 'test_lib/test_lib';
+
+class Foo {}
+
+export function main() {
+  describe('instanceof', function() {
+    it('should work', function() {
+      expect(new Foo() instanceof Foo);
+    });
+  });
+}