diff --git a/tests/src/QZXingTests/DecodeValidator.cpp b/tests/src/QZXingTests/DecodeValidator.cpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/src/QZXingTests/DecodeValidator.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include "DecodeValidator.h"
+
+DecodeValidator::DecodeValidator() : decoder()
+{
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<ValidationStats> DecodeValidator::testDecodeWithExpectedOutput(QZXing::DecoderFormat enabledDecoder, const QImage &imageToDecode, const QString &expectedOutput)
+{
+    std::shared_ptr<ValidationStats> stats_ = std::make_shared<ValidationStats>();
+
+    decoder.setDecoder(enabledDecoder);
+
+    QString result = decoder.decodeImage(imageToDecode, 999, 999, true);
+
+    stats_->setElaspedTime(decoder.getProcessTimeOfLastDecoding());
+    stats_->setOperationSuccess(result != "");
+    stats_->setResultMatch(result == expectedOutput);
+
+    return stats_;
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/src/QZXingTests/DecodeValidator.h b/tests/src/QZXingTests/DecodeValidator.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0d87ed
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+++ b/tests/src/QZXingTests/DecodeValidator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef DECODEVALIDATOR_H
+#define DECODEVALIDATOR_H
+
+#include "ValidationStats.h"
+#include <QZXing.h>
+#include <memory>
+
+class DecodeValidator
+{
+private:
+    QZXing decoder;
+
+public:
+    DecodeValidator();
+
+    std::shared_ptr<ValidationStats> testDecodeWithExpectedOutput(QZXing::DecoderFormat enabledDecoder,
+                                                 const QImage &imageToDecode,
+                                                 const QString &expectedOutput);
+};
+
+#endif // DECODEVALIDATOR_H
diff --git a/tests/src/QZXingTests/QZXingTests.pro b/tests/src/QZXingTests/QZXingTests.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06ed942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/QZXingTests/QZXingTests.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+QT += core
+QT -= gui
+
+CONFIG += gnu++11
+
+TARGET = QZXingTests
+CONFIG += console
+CONFIG -= app_bundle
+
+TEMPLATE = app
+
+SOURCES += main.cpp \
+    DecodeValidator.cpp \
+    ValidationStats.cpp
+
+HEADERS += \
+    DecodeValidator.h \
+    ValidationStats.h
+
+
+
+include(../../../src/QZXing.pri)
diff --git a/tests/src/QZXingTests/ValidationStats.cpp b/tests/src/QZXingTests/ValidationStats.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36fd92a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/QZXingTests/ValidationStats.cpp
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+#include "ValidationStats.h"
+
+bool ValidationStats::getOperationSuccess() const
+{
+    return operationSuccess;
+}
+
+void ValidationStats::setOperationSuccess(bool value)
+{
+    operationSuccess = value;
+}
+
+bool ValidationStats::getResultMatch() const
+{
+    return resultMatch;
+}
+
+void ValidationStats::setResultMatch(bool value)
+{
+    resultMatch = value;
+}
+
+QString ValidationStats::getErrorMessage() const
+{
+    return errorMessage;
+}
+
+void ValidationStats::setErrorMessage(const QString &value)
+{
+    errorMessage = value;
+}
+
+int64_t ValidationStats::getElaspedTime() const
+{
+    return elaspedTime;
+}
+
+void ValidationStats::setElaspedTime(const int64_t &value)
+{
+    elaspedTime = value;
+}
+
+ValidationStats::ValidationStats()
+{
+
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/src/QZXingTests/ValidationStats.h b/tests/src/QZXingTests/ValidationStats.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0223893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/QZXingTests/ValidationStats.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#ifndef VALIDATIONSTATS_H
+#define VALIDATIONSTATS_H
+
+#include <QString>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+class ValidationStats
+{
+private:
+    bool operationSuccess;
+    bool resultMatch;
+    QString errorMessage;
+    int64_t elaspedTime;
+
+public:
+    ValidationStats();
+    bool getOperationSuccess() const;
+    bool getResultMatch() const;
+    QString getErrorMessage() const;
+    int64_t getElaspedTime() const;
+
+    void setOperationSuccess(bool value);
+    void setResultMatch(bool value);
+    void setErrorMessage(const QString &value);
+    void setElaspedTime(const int64_t &value);
+};
+
+#endif // VALIDATIONSTATS_H
diff --git a/tests/src/QZXingTests/main.cpp b/tests/src/QZXingTests/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d93611d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/QZXingTests/main.cpp
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+#include <QCoreApplication>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);
+
+    return a.exec();
+}
+