code: private Properties getStatusProperties() {
  		final File statusFile = getStatusFile();
  		if (statusFile != null) {
  			try {
  				Properties statusFileProps = new Properties();
  				final FileReader statusReader = new FileReader(statusFile);
  				try {
  					statusFileProps.load(statusReader);
  					return statusFileProps;
  				} finally {
  					statusReader.close();
  				}
  			} catch (IOException e) {
  				getLog().warn("Reading status file failed: " + e.getMessage());
  			}
  		}
  		return null;
  	}
docs: Returns the {@link Properties} instance populated from the StatusFile
  (defined via {@link #statusFile}) or <code>null</code> if no StatusFile
  exists.