diff --git a/library/git b/library/git
index cc8f7e41a2..1bb5c94b0d 100755
--- a/library/git
+++ b/library/git
@@ -45,13 +45,23 @@ def clone(repo, dest):
     rc = cmd.returncode
     return (rc, out, err)
 
-def reset(dest):
+
+def has_local_mods(dest):
+    os.chdir(dest)
+    cmd = "git status -s"
+    lines = os.popen(cmd).read().splitlines()
+    lines = filter(lambda c: re.search('^\\?\\?.*$',c) == None,lines)
+    return len(lines) > 0
+
+def reset(module,dest,force):
     '''
     Resets the index and working tree to HEAD.
     Discards any changes to tracked files in working
     tree since that commit.
     '''
     os.chdir(dest)
+    if not force and has_local_mods(dest):
+        module.fail_json(msg="Local modifications exist in repository (force=no).")
     cmd = "git reset --hard HEAD"
     cmd = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
     (out, err) = cmd.communicate()
@@ -140,7 +150,8 @@ def main():
             dest=dict(required=True),
             repo=dict(required=True, aliases=['name']),
             version=dict(default='HEAD'),
-            remote=dict(default='origin')
+            remote=dict(default='origin'),
+            force=dict(default='yes', choices=['yes', 'no'], aliases=['force'])
         )
     )
 
@@ -148,6 +159,7 @@ def main():
     repo    = module.params['repo']
     version = module.params['version']
     remote  = module.params['remote']
+    force   = module.boolean(module.params['force'])
 
     gitconfig = os.path.join(dest, '.git', 'config')
 
@@ -156,14 +168,16 @@ def main():
     # if there is no git configuration, do a clone operation
     # else pull and switch the version
     before = None
+    local_mods = False
     if not os.path.exists(gitconfig):
         (rc, out, err) = clone(repo, dest)
         if rc != 0:
             module.fail_json(msg=err)
     else:
         # else do a pull
+        local_mods = has_local_mods(dest)
         before = get_version(dest)
-        (rc, out, err) = reset(dest)
+        (rc, out, err) = reset(module,dest,force)
         if rc != 0:
             module.fail_json(msg=err)
         (rc, out, err) = pull(module, repo, dest, version)
@@ -182,7 +196,7 @@ def main():
     after = get_version(dest)
     changed = False
 
-    if before != after:
+    if before != after or local_mods:
         changed = True
 
     module.exit_json(changed=changed, before=before, after=after)
diff --git a/library/subversion b/library/subversion
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8782216f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/subversion
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# (c) 2012, Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible 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.
+#
+# Ansible 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 Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# I wanted to keep this simple at first, so for now this checks out
+# from the given branch of a repo at a particular SHA or
+# tag.  Latest is not supported, you should not be doing
+# that. Contribs welcome! -- MPD
+
+# requires subversion and grep on the client.
+
+import re
+
+def get_version(dest):
+    ''' samples the version of the git repo '''
+    os.chdir(dest)
+    cmd = "svn info"
+    revision = filter(lambda l: re.search('Revision',l) != None,os.popen(cmd).read().splitlines())
+    url = filter(lambda l: re.search('^URL',l) != None,os.popen(cmd).read().splitlines())
+    return [revision[0],url[0]]
+
+def checkout(repo, dest):
+    ''' makes a new svn repo if it does not already exist '''
+    cmd = "svn co %s %s" % (repo, dest)
+    cmd = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    (out, err) = cmd.communicate()
+    rc = cmd.returncode
+    return (rc, out, err)
+
+def switch(repo, dest):
+    ''' makes a new svn repo if it does not already exist '''
+    cmd = "svn sw %s %s" % (repo, dest)
+    cmd = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    (out, err) = cmd.communicate()
+    rc = cmd.returncode
+    return (rc, out, err)
+
+def has_local_mods(dest):
+    os.chdir(dest)
+    cmd = "svn status"
+    lines = os.popen(cmd).read().splitlines()
+    filtered = filter(lambda c: re.search('^\\?.*$',c) == None,lines)
+    return len(filtered) > 0
+
+def reset(dest,force):
+    '''
+    Reset the repo:
+     force: if true, then remove any local modifications. Else, fail if there are local modifications
+    '''
+    if has_local_mods(dest):
+        if force:
+            cmd = "svn revert -R ."
+            cmd = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+            (out, err) = cmd.communicate()
+            rc = cmd.returncode
+            return (rc, out, err)
+        else:
+            return (-1,"ERROR: modified files exist in the repository.","")
+    return (0,"","")
+
+def update(module, dest, version):
+    ''' update an existing svn repo '''
+    os.chdir(dest)
+    cmd = ''
+    if version != 'HEAD':
+        cmd = "svn up -r %s" % version
+    else:
+        cmd = "svn up"
+    cmd = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    (out, err) = cmd.communicate()
+    rc = cmd.returncode
+    return (rc, out, err)
+
+# ===========================================
+
+def main():
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec = dict(
+            dest=dict(required=True),
+            repo=dict(required=True, aliases=['name']),
+            revision=dict(default='HEAD'),
+            force=dict(default='yes', choices=['yes', 'no'], aliases=['force'])
+        )
+    )
+
+    dest     = module.params['dest']
+    repo     = module.params['repo']
+    revision = module.params['revision']
+    force    = module.boolean(module.params['force'])
+
+    rc, out, err, status = (0, None, None, None)
+
+    # if there is no .svn folder, do a checkout
+    # else update.
+    before = None
+    local_mods = False
+    if not os.path.exists("%s/.svn" % (dest)):
+        if os.path.exists(dest):
+            module.fail_json(msg="%s folder already exists, but its not a subversion repository." % (dest))
+        else:
+            (rc, out, err) = checkout(repo, dest)
+            if rc != 0:
+                module.fail_json(msg=err)
+    else:
+        local_mods = has_local_mods(dest)
+        # else do an update
+        before = get_version(dest)
+        (rc, out, err) = reset(dest,force)
+        if rc != 0:
+            module.fail_json(msg=err)
+        (rc, out, err) = switch(repo, dest)
+        if rc != 0:
+            module.fail_json(msg=err)
+
+    # handle errors from switch or pull
+    if err.find('ERROR') != -1:
+        module.fail_json(msg=err)
+
+    # switch to version specified regardless of whether
+    # we cloned or pulled
+    (rc, out, err) = update(module, dest, revision)
+    if rc != 0:
+        module.fail_json(msg=err)
+
+    # determine if we changed anything
+    after = get_version(dest)
+    changed = False
+
+    if before != after or local_mods:
+        changed = True
+
+    module.exit_json(changed=changed, before=before, after=after)
+
+# include magic from lib/ansible/module_common.py
+#<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>>
+main()
diff --git a/test/TestRunner.py b/test/TestRunner.py
index 16c962ad70..17dcf5b9fc 100644
--- a/test/TestRunner.py
+++ b/test/TestRunner.py
@@ -138,6 +138,85 @@ class TestRunner(unittest.TestCase):
         assert 'failed' not in result
         assert result['rc'] == 0
 
+    def test_git(self):
+        self._run('file',['path=/tmp/gitdemo','state=absent'])
+        self._run('file',['path=/tmp/gd','state=absent'])
+        self._run('command',['git init gitdemo', 'chdir=/tmp'])
+        self._run('command',['touch a', 'chdir=/tmp/gitdemo'])
+        self._run('command',['git add *', 'chdir=/tmp/gitdemo'])
+        self._run('command',['git commit -m "test commit 2"', 'chdir=/tmp/gitdemo'])
+        self._run('command',['touch b', 'chdir=/tmp/gitdemo'])
+        self._run('command',['git add *', 'chdir=/tmp/gitdemo'])
+        self._run('command',['git commit -m "test commit 2"', 'chdir=/tmp/gitdemo'])
+        result = self._run('git', [ "repo=\"file:///tmp/gitdemo\"", "dest=/tmp/gd" ])
+        assert result['changed']
+        # test the force option not set
+        self._run('file',['path=/tmp/gd/a','state=absent'])
+        result = self._run('git', [ "repo=\"file:///tmp/gitdemo\"", "dest=/tmp/gd", "force=no" ])
+        assert result['failed']
+        # test the force option when set
+        result = self._run('git', [ "repo=\"file:///tmp/gitdemo\"", "dest=/tmp/gd", "force=yes" ])
+        assert result['changed']
+
+    def test_subversion(self):
+        # TODO make an svn repo locally so as to avoid tests failing on network calls
+        self._run('file',['path=/tmp/meetings','state=absent'])
+        # hacking/test-module -m library/subversion
+        result = self._run('subversion', [ ])
+        assert result['failed']
+        assert "dest" in result['msg']
+        assert "repo" in result['msg']
+        # hacking/test-module -m library/subversion -a "repo=\"http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/notes/meetings\""
+        result = self._run('subversion', [ "repo=\"http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/notes/meetings\"" ])
+        assert result['failed']
+        assert "dest" in result['msg']
+        # hacking/test-module -m library/subversion -a "dest=\"/tmp/gnconf\""
+        result = self._run('subversion', [ "dest=\"/tmp/gnconf\"" ])
+        assert result['failed']
+        assert "repo" in result['msg']
+        # when /tmp/meetings doesn't exist:
+        # hacking/test-module -m library/subversion -a "repo=\"repo\" dest=\"/tmp/gnconf\""
+        result = self._run('subversion', [ "repo=\"http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/notes/meetings\"","dest=\"/tmp/meetings\"" ])
+        assert result['changed']
+        # when /tmp/meetings exists, but nothing has changed.
+        result = self._run('subversion', [ "repo=\"http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/notes/meetings\"","dest=\"/tmp/meetings\"" ])
+        assert not result['changed']
+        # when /tmp/meetings is a folder, but its not an svn repo
+        self._run('file',['path=/tmp/meetings','state=absent'])
+        self._run('file',['path=/tmp/meetings','state=directory'])
+        result = self._run('subversion', [ "repo=\"http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/notes/meetings\"","dest=\"/tmp/meetings\"" ])
+        assert result['failed']
+        # when /tmp/meetings is a file
+        self._run('file',['path=/tmp/meetings','state=absent'])
+        self._run('command',['touch /tmp/meetings'])
+        result = self._run('subversion', [ "repo=\"http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/notes/meetings\"","dest=\"/tmp/meetings\"" ])
+        assert result['failed']
+        # when /tmp/meetings is a folder, but its a different svn URL - should automatically switch
+        self._run('file',['path=/tmp/meetings','state=absent'])
+        result = self._run('subversion', [ "repo=\"http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/notes/api-errata\"","dest=\"/tmp/meetings\"" ])
+        assert result['changed']
+        result = self._run('subversion', [ "repo=\"http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/notes/meetings\"","dest=\"/tmp/meetings\"" ])
+        assert result['changed']
+        assert result['after'][1] == 'URL: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/notes/meetings'
+        # when /tmp/meetings is a folder, when its an older revision it should update
+        self._run('command',['svn up -r926415','chdir=/tmp/meetings'])
+        result = self._run('subversion', [ "repo=\"http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/notes/meetings\"","dest=\"/tmp/meetings\"" ])
+        assert result['changed']
+        assert result['before'][0] == 'Revision: 926415'
+        assert result['after'][0] != 'Revision: 926415'
+        # when /tmp/meetings has dirty files in it, ignore them:
+        self._run('command',['touch /tmp/meetings/adirtyfile'])
+        result = self._run('subversion', [ "repo=\"http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/notes/meetings\"","dest=\"/tmp/meetings\"" ])
+        assert not result['changed'] # no changes to the repo
+        # when /tmp/meetings has modified file in it, fail:
+        self._run('file',['path=/tmp/meetings/adirtyfile','state=absent'])
+        self._run('command',['cp /tmp/meetings/berlin-11-agenda /tmp/meetings/svn-vision-agenda'])
+        result = self._run('subversion', [ "repo=\"http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/notes/meetings\"","dest=\"/tmp/meetings\"","force=no" ])
+        assert result['failed']
+        # when /tmp/meetings has a modified file but force is set to yes, then just override it.
+        result = self._run('subversion', [ "repo=\"http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/notes/meetings\"","dest=\"/tmp/meetings\"","force=yes" ])
+        assert result['changed'] # no changes to the repo
+
     def test_large_output(self):
         large_path = "/usr/share/dict/words"
         if not os.path.exists(large_path):
@@ -198,5 +277,3 @@ class TestRunner(unittest.TestCase):
             "dest=%s" % output,
         ])
         assert result['changed'] == False
-
-