diff --git a/gui/checkstatistics.cpp b/gui/checkstatistics.cpp
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+/*
+ * Cppcheck - A tool for static C/C++ code analysis
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2010 Daniel Marjamäki and Cppcheck team.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <QDebug>
+#include "common.h"
+#include "checkstatistics.h"
+
+CheckStatistics::CheckStatistics(QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent)
+{
+    Clear();
+}
+
+void CheckStatistics::AddItem(ShowTypes type)
+{
+    switch (type)
+    {
+    case SHOW_STYLE:
+        mStyle++;
+        break;
+    case SHOW_WARNINGS:
+        mWarning++;
+        break;
+    case SHOW_PERFORMANCE:
+        mPerformance++;
+        break;
+    case SHOW_ERRORS:
+        mError++;
+        break;
+    case SHOW_NONE:
+    default:
+        qDebug() << "Unknown error type - not added to statistics.";
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+void CheckStatistics::Clear()
+{
+    mStyle = 0;
+    mWarning = 0;
+    mPerformance = 0;
+    mError = 0;
+}
+
+unsigned CheckStatistics::GetCount(ShowTypes type) const
+{
+    unsigned count = 0;
+    switch (type)
+    {
+    case SHOW_STYLE:
+        count = mStyle;
+        break;
+    case SHOW_WARNINGS:
+        count = mWarning;
+        break;
+    case SHOW_PERFORMANCE:
+        count = mPerformance;
+        break;
+    case SHOW_ERRORS:
+        count = mError;
+        break;
+    case SHOW_NONE:
+    default:
+        qDebug() << "Unknown error type - returning zero statistices.";
+        break;
+    }
+    return count;
+}
diff --git a/gui/checkstatistics.h b/gui/checkstatistics.h
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+/*
+ * Cppcheck - A tool for static C/C++ code analysis
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2010 Daniel Marjamäki and Cppcheck team.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef CHECKSTATISTICS_H
+#define CHECKSTATISTICS_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include "common.h"
+
+/// @addtogroup GUI
+/// @{
+
+/**
+ * A class for check statistics.
+ */
+class CheckStatistics : public QObject
+{
+public:
+    CheckStatistics(QObject *parent = NULL);
+
+    /**
+    * @brief Add new checked item to statistics.
+    *
+    * @param type Type of the item to add.
+    */
+    void AddItem(ShowTypes type);
+
+    /**
+    * @brief Clear the statistics.
+    *
+    */
+    void Clear();
+
+    /**
+    * @brief Return statistics for given type.
+    *
+    * @param type Type for which the statistics are returned.
+    * @return Number of items of given type.
+    */
+    unsigned GetCount(ShowTypes type) const;
+
+private:
+    unsigned mStyle;
+    unsigned mWarning;
+    unsigned mPerformance;
+    unsigned mError;
+};
+
+/// @}
+
+#endif // CHECKSTATISTICS_H