String REMOTE_URL = params;
                       // should be: "https://github.com/Loathing-Associates-Scripting-Society/autoscend/branches/master/RELEASE/";

                        if ( !localPath.delete() )
                        {
                               // throw new IOException( "Could not delete temporary file " + localPath );
                        }

                        // then clone
                        System.out.println( "Cloning from " + REMOTE_URL + " to " + localPath );
                        try ( Git result = Git.cloneRepository()
                                              .setURI( REMOTE_URL )
                                              .setDirectory( localPath )
                                              //.setProgressMonitor( new SimpleProgressMonitor() )
                                              .call() )
                        {
                                // Note: the call() returns an opened repository already which needs to be closed to avoid file handle leaks!
                                System.out.println( "Having repository: " + result.getRepository().getDirectory() );
                        }