diff --git a/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/util/ResourceManager.java b/pmd-eclipse-plugin/plugins/net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/eclipse/util/ResourceManager.java
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+package net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.util;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin.PMDPlugin;
+
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author Brian Remedios
+ */
+public class ResourceManager {
+
+
+    private Map<String, Image> imagesByCode;
+    
+    private static ResourceManager instance = new ResourceManager();
+    
+    private ResourceManager() {}
+    
+    public static Image imageFor(String codePath) {
+        
+        if (instance.imagesByCode.containsKey(codePath)) {
+            return instance.imagesByCode.get(codePath);
+        }
+        Image image= PMDPlugin.getImageDescriptor(codePath).createImage();
+        instance.imagesByCode.put(codePath, image);
+        return image;
+    }
+    
+    public static void dispose() {
+        
+        for (Image image : instance.imagesByCode.values()) {
+            image.dispose();
+        }
+    }
+}