apoc.cypher.runFile fails when there is a empty transaction

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Guidelines

Expected Behavior (Mandatory)

apoc.cypher.runFile should be able to tolerate an empty txn

Actual Behavior (Mandatory)

stored proc fails, for example

neo4j> call apoc.cypher.runFile('/home/neo4j/neo4j-enterprise-3.5.5/import/chain.cleanup.cypher');

Failed to invoke procedure apoc.cypher.runFile: Caused by: org.neo4j.cypher.internal.v3_5.util.SyntaxException: Invalid input ':': expected (line 2, column 1 (offset: 1))

How to Reproduce the Problem

Create a file, named runFile.cyp with the following content

:begin
:commit

attempt to use apoc.cypher.runFile();

Specifications (Mandatory)

Currently used versions

Versions

• OS: Ubuntu 18
• Neo4j: 3.5.5
• Neo4j-Apoc: apoc-3.5.0.3.jar