diff --git a/src/decompressors/mod.rs b/src/decompressors/mod.rs
index 8f9fa4b..4edba7c 100644
--- a/src/decompressors/mod.rs
+++ b/src/decompressors/mod.rs
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ mod zip;
 
 pub use decompressor::Decompressor;
 pub use self::tar::TarDecompressor;
+pub use self::zip::ZipDecompressor;
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diff --git a/src/decompressors/tar.rs b/src/decompressors/tar.rs
index 7787fc6..1bc1ec8 100644
--- a/src/decompressors/tar.rs
+++ b/src/decompressors/tar.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::{
 use colored::Colorize;
 use tar;
 
-use crate::error::OuchResult;
+use crate::{error::OuchResult, utils};
 use crate::file::File;
 
 use super::decompressor::Decompressor;
@@ -15,23 +15,6 @@ pub struct TarDecompressor {}
 
 impl TarDecompressor {
 
-    fn create_path_if_non_existent(path: &Path) -> OuchResult<()> {
-        if !path.exists() {
-            println!(
-                "{}: attempting to create folder {:?}.",
-                "info".yellow(),
-                &path
-            );
-            std::fs::create_dir_all(path)?;
-            println!(
-                "{}: directory {:#?} created.",
-                "info".yellow(),
-                fs::canonicalize(&path)?
-            );
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     fn unpack_files(from: &Path, into: &Path) -> OuchResult<Vec<PathBuf>> {
 
         let mut files_unpacked = vec![];
@@ -55,17 +38,9 @@ impl TarDecompressor {
 
 impl Decompressor for TarDecompressor {
     fn decompress(&self, from: &File, into: &Option<File>) -> OuchResult<Vec<PathBuf>> {
-        let destination_path = match into {
-            Some(output) => {
-                // Must be None according to the way command-line arg. parsing in Ouch works
-                assert_eq!(output.extension, None);
+        let destination_path = utils::get_destination_path(into);
 
-                Path::new(&output.path)
-            }
-            None => Path::new("."),
-        };
-
-        Self::create_path_if_non_existent(destination_path)?;
+        utils::create_path_if_non_existent(destination_path)?;
 
         let files_unpacked = Self::unpack_files(&from.path, destination_path)?;
 
diff --git a/src/decompressors/zip.rs b/src/decompressors/zip.rs
index 20e094d..0cdf48d 100644
--- a/src/decompressors/zip.rs
+++ b/src/decompressors/zip.rs
@@ -6,15 +6,30 @@ use std::{
 use colored::Colorize;
 use zip;
 
-use crate::error::OuchResult;
+use crate::{error::{self, OuchResult}, utils};
 use crate::file::File;
 
 use super::decompressor::Decompressor;
 
 pub struct ZipDecompressor {}
 
+impl ZipDecompressor {
+    fn unpack_files(from: &Path, into: &Path) -> OuchResult<Vec<PathBuf>> {
+        // placeholder return
+        Err(error::Error::IOError)
+    }
+}
+
+
 impl Decompressor for ZipDecompressor {
     fn decompress(&self, from: &File, into: &Option<File>) -> OuchResult<Vec<PathBuf>> {
-        todo!()
+        let destination_path = utils::get_destination_path(into);
+
+        utils::create_path_if_non_existent(destination_path)?;
+
+        let files_unpacked = Self::unpack_files(&from.path, destination_path)?;
+
+        // placeholder return
+        Err(error::Error::IOError)
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/evaluator.rs b/src/evaluator.rs
index 90336f0..b992705 100644
--- a/src/evaluator.rs
+++ b/src/evaluator.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 use colored::Colorize;
 
 use crate::{cli::{Command, CommandKind}, error, extension::CompressionFormat, file::File};
-use crate::decompressors::TarDecompressor;
 use crate::decompressors::Decompressor;
+use crate::decompressors::TarDecompressor;
+use crate::decompressors::ZipDecompressor;
 
 pub struct Evaluator {   
     command: Command,
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ impl Evaluator {
             CompressionFormat::Tar => { 
                 Box::new(TarDecompressor{})
             },
+            // CompressionFormat::Zip => { 
+            //     Box::new(ZipDecompressor{})
+            // }
             _ => { 
                 todo!()
             }
diff --git a/src/extension.rs b/src/extension.rs
index a279041..d4880a9 100644
--- a/src/extension.rs
+++ b/src/extension.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,26 @@ pub struct Extension {
     pub second_ext: CompressionFormat
 }
 
+pub fn get_extension_from_filename(filename: &str) -> Option<(&str, &str)> {
+    let path = Path::new(filename); 
+    
+    let ext = path
+        .extension()
+        .and_then(OsStr::to_str)?;
+        
+    let previous_extension = path
+        .file_stem()
+        .and_then(OsStr::to_str)
+        .and_then(get_extension_from_filename);
+
+    if let Some((_, prev)) = previous_extension {
+        Some((prev, ext))
+    } else {
+        Some(("", ext))
+    }
+}
+
+
 impl From<CompressionFormat> for Extension {
     fn from(second_ext: CompressionFormat) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -67,25 +87,6 @@ impl Extension {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn get_extension_from_filename(filename: &str) -> Option<(&str, &str)> {
-    let path = Path::new(filename); 
-    
-    let ext = path
-        .extension()
-        .and_then(OsStr::to_str)?;
-        
-    let previous_extension = path
-        .file_stem()
-        .and_then(OsStr::to_str)
-        .and_then(get_extension_from_filename);
-
-    if let Some((_, prev)) = previous_extension {
-        Some((prev, ext))
-    } else {
-        Some(("", ext))
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
 /// Accepted extensions for input and output
 pub enum CompressionFormat {
diff --git a/src/file.rs b/src/file.rs
index 327e1b9..7066934 100644
--- a/src/file.rs
+++ b/src/file.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{path::PathBuf, process::Command};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use crate::extension::{CompressionFormat, Extension};
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index fca88cf..2b2bac5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-use std::{convert::TryFrom, fs::File, path::{Path, PathBuf}};
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
 
 use colored::Colorize;
-use error::{Error, OuchResult};
-use tar::Archive;
 
 mod cli;
 mod error;
@@ -10,9 +8,11 @@ mod extension;
 mod file;
 mod test;
 mod evaluator;
-
+mod utils;
 mod decompressors;
 
+use error::OuchResult;
+
 fn main() -> OuchResult<()>{
     let matches = cli::get_matches();
     match cli::Command::try_from(matches) {
diff --git a/src/test.rs b/src/test.rs
index e6364a7..401991a 100644
--- a/src/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod cli {
 
-    use crate::{cli::clap_app, extension};
+    use crate::cli::clap_app;
     use crate::cli::Command;
     use crate::cli::CommandKind::*;
     use crate::error::OuchResult;
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82babb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+use std::{fs, path::Path};
+
+use colored::Colorize;
+use crate::{error::OuchResult, file::File};
+
+pub (crate) fn create_path_if_non_existent(path: &Path) -> OuchResult<()> {
+    if !path.exists() {
+        println!(
+            "{}: attempting to create folder {:?}.",
+            "info".yellow(),
+            &path
+        );
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(path)?;
+        println!(
+            "{}: directory {:#?} created.",
+            "info".yellow(),
+            fs::canonicalize(&path)?
+        );
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub (crate) fn get_destination_path(dest: &Option<File>) -> &Path {
+    match dest {
+        Some(output) => {
+            // Must be None according to the way command-line arg. parsing in Ouch works
+            assert_eq!(output.extension, None);
+
+            Path::new(&output.path)
+        }
+        None => Path::new("."),
+    }
+}
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