+ notmuch_status_t status;
+
+ Data_Get_Notmuch_Query (self, query);
+
+ status = notmuch_query_search_messages (query, &messages);
+ if (status)
+ notmuch_rb_status_raise (status);
+
+ return Data_Wrap_Notmuch_Object (notmuch_rb_cMessages, ¬much_rb_messages_type, messages);
+}
+
+/*
+ * call-seq: QUERY.count_messages => Fixnum
+ *
+ * Return an estimate of the number of messages matching a search
+ */
+VALUE
+notmuch_rb_query_count_messages (VALUE self)
+{
+ notmuch_query_t *query;
+ notmuch_status_t status;
+ unsigned int count;
+
+ Data_Get_Notmuch_Query (self, query);
+
+ status = notmuch_query_count_messages (query, &count);
+ if (status)
+ notmuch_rb_status_raise (status);
+
+ return UINT2NUM(count);
+}
+
+/*
+ * call-seq: QUERY.count_threads => Fixnum
+ *
+ * Return an estimate of the number of threads matching a search
+ */
+VALUE
+notmuch_rb_query_count_threads (VALUE self)
+{
+ notmuch_query_t *query;
+ notmuch_status_t status;
+ unsigned int count;