diff --git a/library/subversion b/library/subversion
index 3ba3a74e93..88699ab0e7 100644
--- a/library/subversion
+++ b/library/subversion
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 module: subversion
 short_description: Deploys a subversion repository.
 description:
-   - This module is really simple, it checks out from the given branch of a repo or at a particular tag.
+   - Deploy given repository URL / revision to dest.
 version_added: "0.7"
+author: Dane Summers, njharman@gmail.com
+notes:
+   - Requres I(svn) to be installed on the client.
+requirements: []
 options:
   repo:
     description:
@@ -36,141 +40,136 @@ options:
       - Absolute path where the repository should be deployed.
     required: true
     default: null
+  revision:
+    description:
+      - Specific revision to checkout.
+    required: false
+    default: HEAD
   force:
     description:
-      - If C(yes), any modified files in the working repository will be discarded. If C(no), this module will fail if it encounters modified files.
+      - If C(yes), modified files will be discarded. If C(no), module will fail if it encounters modified files.
     required: false
     default: yes
     choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
+  username:
+    description:
+      - --username parameter passed to svn.
+    required: false
+    default: null
+  password:
+    description:
+      - --password parameter passed to svn.
+    required: false
+    default: null
 examples:
    - code: "subversion: repo=svn+ssh://an.example.org/path/to/repo dest=/src/checkout"
-     description: Export subversion repository in a specified folder
-notes:
-   - Requires I(subversion) and I(grep) on the client.
-requirements: [ ]
-author: Dane Summers
+     description: Checkout subversion repository to specified folder.
 '''
 
 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)
+class Subversion(object):
+    def __init__(self, fail_callback, dest, repo, revision, username, password):
+        self.fail_callback = fail_callback
+        self.dest = dest
+        self.repo = repo
+        self.revision = revision
+        self.username = username
+        self.password = password
 
-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 _exec(self, args):
+        bits = ["svn --non-interactive --no-auth-cache", ]
+        if self.username:
+            bits.append("--username '%s'" % self.username)
+        if self.password:
+            bits.append("--password '%s'" % self.password)
+        bits.append(args)
+        cmd = subprocess.Popen(' '.join(bits), shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        out, err = cmd.communicate()
+        rc = cmd.returncode
+        if rc != 0:
+            self.fail_callback(msg=err)
+        return out.splitlines()
 
-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 checkout(self):
+        '''Creates new svn working directory if it does not already exist.'''
+        self._exec("checkout -r %s '%s' '%s'" % (self.revision, self.repo, self.dest))
 
-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 switch(self):
+        '''Change working directory's repo.'''
+        # switch to ensure we are pointing at correct repo.
+        self._exec("switch '%s' '%s'" % (self.repo, self.dest))
+
+    def update(self):
+        '''Update existing svn working directory.'''
+        self._exec("update -r %s '%s'" % (self.revision, self.dest))
+
+    def revert(self):
+        '''Revert svn working directory.'''
+        self._exec("revert -R '%s'" % self.dest)
+
+    def get_revision(self):
+        '''Revision and URL of subversion working directory.'''
+        text = '\n'.join(self._exec("info '%s'" % self.dest))
+        rev = re.search(r'^Revision:.*$', text, re.MULTILINE).group(0)
+        url = re.search(r'^URL:.*$', text, re.MULTILINE).group(0)
+        return rev, url
+
+    def has_local_mods(self):
+        '''True if revisioned files have been added or modified. Unrevisioned files are ignored.'''
+        lines = self._exec("status '%s'" % self.dest)
+        # Match only revisioned files, i.e. ignore status '?'.
+        regex = re.compile(r'^[^?]')
+        # Has local mods if more than 0 modifed revisioned files.
+        return len(filter(regex.match, lines)) > 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(
+        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'])
+            repo=dict(required=True, aliases=['name', 'repository']),
+            revision=dict(default='HEAD', aliases=['rev']),
+            force=dict(default='yes', choices=['yes', 'no']),
+            username=dict(required=False),
+            password=dict(required=False),
         )
     )
 
-    dest     = os.path.expanduser(module.params['dest'])
-    repo     = module.params['repo']
+    dest = os.path.expanduser(module.params['dest'])
+    repo = module.params['repo']
     revision = module.params['revision']
-    force    = module.boolean(module.params['force'])
+    force = module.boolean(module.params['force'])
+    username = module.params['username']
+    password = module.params['password']
 
-    rc, out, err, status = (0, None, None, None)
+    svn = Subversion(module.fail_json, dest, repo, revision, username, password)
 
-    # 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)
+    if not os.path.exists(dest):
+        before = None
+        local_mods = False
+        svn.checkout()
+    elif os.path.exists("%s/.svn" % (dest, )):
+        # Order matters. Need to get local mods before switch to avoid false
+        # positives. Need to switch before revert to ensure we are reverting to
+        # correct repo.
+        before = svn.get_revision()
+        local_mods = svn.has_local_mods()
+        svn.switch()
+        if local_mods:
+            if force:
+                svn.revert()
+            else:
+                module.fail_json(msg="ERROR: modified files exist in the repository.")
+        svn.update()
     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.fail_json(msg="ERROR: %s folder already exists, but its not a subversion repository." % (dest, ))
 
+    after = svn.get_revision()
+    changed = before != after or local_mods
     module.exit_json(changed=changed, before=before, after=after)
 
 # include magic from lib/ansible/module_common.py