std::stringstream ss;

            std::string str;

            std::fstream fs("/var/local/app/stats/app_start_count", std::ios::in | std::ios::out);


            if(fs >> str)
            {
                if(ss << str)
                {

                    uint32_t app_start_count;
                    if(ss >> app_start_count)
                    {

                        ++app_start_count;

                        LOG4CXX_INFO(gLogger, "Application start count: " << app_start_count);


                        fs.seekp(0);

                        if(fs << app_start_count)
                        {
                            LOG4CXX_INFO(gLogger, "write successful");
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            LOG4CXX_INFO(gLogger, "write failed");
                        }
                    }
                }
            }