From 3aba8c5aa30c73f8a5a16296915fc2fdc679fed8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Espie <eric.espie@combodo.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:50:58 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Error return

---
 sources/PropertyType/Compiler/PropertyTypeCompiler.php | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sources/PropertyType/Compiler/PropertyTypeCompiler.php b/sources/PropertyType/Compiler/PropertyTypeCompiler.php
index e0edcc6b7..e78d7e88d 100644
--- a/sources/PropertyType/Compiler/PropertyTypeCompiler.php
+++ b/sources/PropertyType/Compiler/PropertyTypeCompiler.php
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ class PropertyTypeCompiler
 	 */
 	public function CompilePropertyTypeFromXML(string $sXMLContent): PropertyType
 	{
+		if (!utils::StartsWith($sXMLContent, '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>')) {
+			throw new PropertyTypeCompilerException('Property types definition should be XML file');
+		}
 		$oDoc = new DesignDocument();
 		libxml_clear_errors();
 		$oDoc->loadXML($sXMLContent);
@@ -45,6 +48,10 @@ class PropertyTypeCompiler
 		/** @var \Combodo\iTop\DesignElement $oRoot */
 		$oRoot = $oDoc->firstChild;
 
+		if (!$oRoot) {
+			throw new PropertyTypeCompilerException('Property types definition not correctly formatted!');
+		}
+
 		return PropertyTypeFactory::GetInstance()->CreatePropertyTypeFromDom($oRoot);
 	}