question: private void openCounterDataInputStream ( ) throws DataFallbackException { if ( dInput == null ) { if ( LOG . isDebugEnabled ( ) ) LOG . debug ( "openDataInputStream() ; Opening the reader for the " + counterFile . getName ( ) + " file" ) ; try { dInput = new BufferedReader ( new FileReader ( counterFile ) ) ; } catch ( IOException e ) { throw new DataFallbackException ( e . getMessage ( ) ) ; } } }
target:  Create a stream to read from the counter file