docs: @Override
      public void checkRepositoryStatus() throws IOException {
          if (!DirectoryUtils.exists(_zip)) {
              throw new FileNotFoundException("Could not find " + _zip);
          }
          // This will throw an exception if the file is not a zip
          ZipFile zip = DirectoryUtils.createZipFile(_zip);
          // if the creation of the zip file is successful ensure it is closed to release the lock
          zip.close();
      }