From bf874f79fa44bb18931f0b2fc9536bdab1bfac81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jake Hotson <jake.github@qzdesign.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 00:11:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] [TASK] Allow construction of 'empty' `Selector`

This was already allowed.  This change merely clarifies the behaviour, and
makes the constructor parameter optional.

The `parse()` method is static, so it is more convenient if it can create an
empty object, then set the value via setter methods.
---
 src/Property/Selector.php | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Property/Selector.php b/src/Property/Selector.php
index 01db122e..f95b4c48 100644
--- a/src/Property/Selector.php
+++ b/src/Property/Selector.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Selector implements Renderable
     /**
      * @var string
      */
-    private $selector;
+    private $selector = '';
 
     /**
      * @internal since V8.8.0
@@ -72,9 +72,12 @@ public static function isValid(string $selector): bool
     /**
      * @throws \UnexpectedValueException if the selector is not valid
      */
-    final public function __construct(string $selector)
+    final public function __construct(string $selector = '')
     {
-        $this->setSelector($selector);
+        // Allow construction of empty object for content to be set later via a setter method.
+        if ($selector !== '') {
+            $this->setSelector($selector);
+        }
     }
 
     /**

From 2c62814e5f7431923b4c1b3966094686c4b9adf4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jake Hotson <jake.github@qzdesign.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2026 06:01:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add test for construction with empty string

---
 tests/Unit/Property/SelectorTest.php | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/Unit/Property/SelectorTest.php b/tests/Unit/Property/SelectorTest.php
index 1e537951..86116c55 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Property/SelectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Property/SelectorTest.php
@@ -318,7 +318,17 @@ public function parseExtractsTwoCommentsFromSelector(): void
     /**
      * @test
      */
-    public function canConstructObjectWithEmptyState(): void
+    public function constructsObjectWithEmptyStateWithNoArgumetProvided(): void
+    {
+        $subject = new Selector();
+
+        self::assertSame('', $subject->getSelector());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function constructsObjectWithEmptyStateWithEmptyStringProvided(): void
     {
         $subject = new Selector('');