diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
index adec55dc1b5..4bc78bc3b11 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class Runner(object):
         self.module_vars      = utils.default(module_vars, lambda: {})
         self.default_vars     = utils.default(default_vars, lambda: {})
         self.always_run       = None
-        self.connector        = connection.Connection(self)
+        self.connector        = connection.Connector(self)
         self.conditional      = conditional
         self.module_name      = module_name
         self.forks            = int(forks)
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class Runner(object):
         self.vault_pass       = vault_pass
         self.no_log           = no_log
 
-        if self.transport == 'smart':
+        if self.transport == 'smart':  # FIXME
             # if the transport is 'smart' see if SSH can support ControlPersist if not use paramiko
             # 'smart' is the default since 1.2.1/1.3
             cmd = subprocess.Popen(['ssh','-o','ControlPersist'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class Runner(object):
         afo.flush()
         afo.close()
 
-        remote = os.path.join(tmp, name)
+        remote = conn.shell.join_path(tmp, name)
         try:
             conn.put_file(afile, remote)
         finally:
@@ -284,32 +284,17 @@ class Runner(object):
 
     # *****************************************************
 
-    def _compute_environment_string(self, inject=None):
+    def _compute_environment_string(self, conn, inject=None): # CCTODO: Changed this method signature
         ''' what environment variables to use when running the command? '''
 
-        shell_type = inject.get('ansible_shell_type')
-        if not shell_type:
-            shell_type = os.path.basename(C.DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE)
-
-        default_environment = dict(
-            LANG     = C.DEFAULT_MODULE_LANG,
-            LC_CTYPE = C.DEFAULT_MODULE_LANG,
-        )
-
+        enviro = {}
         if self.environment:
             enviro = template.template(self.basedir, self.environment, inject, convert_bare=True)
             enviro = utils.safe_eval(enviro)
             if type(enviro) != dict:
                 raise errors.AnsibleError("environment must be a dictionary, received %s" % enviro)
-            default_environment.update(enviro)
 
-        result = ""
-        for (k,v) in default_environment.iteritems():
-            if shell_type in ('csh', 'fish'):
-                result = "env %s=%s %s" % (k, pipes.quote(unicode(v)), result)
-            else:
-                result = "%s=%s %s" % (k, pipes.quote(unicode(v)), result)
-        return result
+        return conn.shell.env_prefix(**enviro)
 
     # *****************************************************
 
@@ -425,7 +410,7 @@ class Runner(object):
         if self._late_needs_tmp_path(conn, tmp, module_style):
             tmp = self._make_tmp_path(conn)
 
-        remote_module_path = os.path.join(tmp, module_name)
+        remote_module_path = conn.shell.join_path(tmp, module_name)
 
         if (module_style != 'new'
            or async_jid is not None
@@ -435,12 +420,11 @@ class Runner(object):
            or self.su):
             self._transfer_str(conn, tmp, module_name, module_data)
 
-        environment_string = self._compute_environment_string(inject)
+        environment_string = self._compute_environment_string(conn, inject)
 
         if "tmp" in tmp and ((self.sudo and self.sudo_user != 'root') or (self.su and self.su_user != 'root')):
             # deal with possible umask issues once sudo'ed to other user
-            cmd_chmod = "chmod a+r %s" % remote_module_path
-            self._low_level_exec_command(conn, cmd_chmod, tmp, sudoable=False)
+            self._remote_chmod(conn, 'a+r', remote_module_path)
 
         cmd = ""
         in_data = None
@@ -468,8 +452,7 @@ class Runner(object):
 
             if (self.sudo and self.sudo_user != 'root') or (self.su and self.su_user != 'root'):
                 # deal with possible umask issues once sudo'ed to other user
-                cmd_args_chmod = "chmod a+r %s" % argsfile
-                self._low_level_exec_command(conn, cmd_args_chmod, tmp, sudoable=False)
+                self._remote_chmod(conn, 'a+r', argsfile)
 
             if async_jid is None:
                 cmd = "%s %s" % (remote_module_path, argsfile)
@@ -487,14 +470,14 @@ class Runner(object):
         if not shebang:
             raise errors.AnsibleError("module is missing interpreter line")
 
-
-        cmd = " ".join([environment_string.strip(), shebang.replace("#!","").strip(), cmd])
-        cmd = cmd.strip()
-
+        rm_tmp = None
         if "tmp" in tmp and not C.DEFAULT_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES and not persist_files and delete_remote_tmp:
             if not self.sudo or self.su or self.sudo_user == 'root' or self.su_user == 'root':
                 # not sudoing or sudoing to root, so can cleanup files in the same step
-                cmd = cmd + "; rm -rf %s >/dev/null 2>&1" % tmp
+                rm_tmp = tmp
+
+        cmd = conn.shell.build_module_command(environment_string, shebang, cmd, rm_tmp)
+        cmd = cmd.strip()
 
         sudoable = True
         if module_name == "accelerate":
@@ -511,7 +494,7 @@ class Runner(object):
             if (self.sudo and self.sudo_user != 'root') or (self.su and self.su_user != 'root'):
             # not sudoing to root, so maybe can't delete files as that other user
             # have to clean up temp files as original user in a second step
-                cmd2 = "rm -rf %s >/dev/null 2>&1" % tmp
+                cmd2 = conn.shell.remove(tmp, recurse=True)
                 self._low_level_exec_command(conn, cmd2, tmp, sudoable=False)
 
         data = utils.parse_json(res['stdout'])
@@ -776,7 +759,8 @@ class Runner(object):
             if not self.accelerate_port:
                 self.accelerate_port = C.ACCELERATE_PORT
 
-        if actual_transport in [ 'paramiko', 'ssh', 'accelerate' ]:
+        # CCTODO: Any reason not to do this regardless of connection type, and let the connection plugin ignore it?
+        if True:#actual_transport in [ 'paramiko', 'ssh', 'accelerate', 'winrm' ]:
             actual_port = inject.get('ansible_ssh_port', port)
 
         # the delegated host may have different SSH port configured, etc
@@ -818,6 +802,18 @@ class Runner(object):
             if delegate_to or host != actual_host:
                 conn.delegate = host
 
+            default_shell = getattr(conn, 'default_shell', '')
+            shell_type = inject.get('ansible_shell_type')
+            if not shell_type:
+                if default_shell:
+                    shell_type = default_shell
+                else:
+                    shell_type = os.path.basename(C.DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE)
+
+            shell_plugin = utils.plugins.shell_loader.get(shell_type)
+            if shell_plugin is None:
+                shell_plugin = utils.plugins.shell_loader.get('sh')
+            conn.shell = shell_plugin
 
         except errors.AnsibleConnectionFailed, e:
             result = dict(failed=True, msg="FAILED: %s" % str(e))
@@ -947,6 +943,9 @@ class Runner(object):
                                 executable=None, su=False, in_data=None):
         ''' execute a command string over SSH, return the output '''
 
+        if not cmd:
+            return dict(stdout='', stderr='')
+
         if executable is None:
             executable = C.DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE
 
@@ -954,16 +953,11 @@ class Runner(object):
         su_user = self.su_user
 
         # compare connection user to (su|sudo)_user and disable if the same
-        if hasattr(conn, 'user'):
-            if (not su and conn.user == sudo_user) or (su and conn.user == su_user):
-                sudoable = False
-                su = False
-        else:
-            # assume connection type is local if no user attribute
-            this_user = getpass.getuser()
-            if (not su and this_user == sudo_user) or (su and this_user == su_user):
-                sudoable = False
-                su = False
+        # assume connection type is local if no user attribute
+        this_user = getattr(conn, 'user', getpass.getuser())
+        if (not su and this_user == sudo_user) or (su and this_user == su_user):
+            sudoable = False
+            su = False
 
         if su:
             rc, stdin, stdout, stderr = conn.exec_command(cmd,
@@ -997,26 +991,16 @@ class Runner(object):
 
     # *****************************************************
 
+    def _remote_chmod(self, conn, mode, path, tmp, sudoable=False, su=False):
+        ''' issue a remote chmod command '''
+        cmd = conn.shell.chmod(mode, path)
+        return self._low_level_exec_command(conn, cmd, tmp, sudoable=sudoable, su=su)
+
+    # *****************************************************
+
     def _remote_md5(self, conn, tmp, path):
         ''' takes a remote md5sum without requiring python, and returns 1 if no file '''
-
-        path = pipes.quote(path)
-        # The following test needs to be SH-compliant.  BASH-isms will
-        # not work if /bin/sh points to a non-BASH shell.
-        test = "rc=0; [ -r \"%s\" ] || rc=2; [ -f \"%s\" ] || rc=1; [ -d \"%s\" ] && echo 3 && exit 0" % ((path,) * 3)
-        md5s = [
-            "(/usr/bin/md5sum %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,          # Linux
-            "(/sbin/md5sum -q %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,          # ?
-            "(/usr/bin/digest -a md5 %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,   # Solaris 10+
-            "(/sbin/md5 -q %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,             # Freebsd
-            "(/usr/bin/md5 -n %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,          # Netbsd
-            "(/bin/md5 -q %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,              # Openbsd
-            "(/usr/bin/csum -h MD5 %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,     # AIX
-            "(/bin/csum -h MD5 %s 2>/dev/null)" % path          # AIX also
-        ]
-
-        cmd = " || ".join(md5s)
-        cmd = "%s; %s || (echo \"${rc}  %s\")" % (test, cmd, path)
+        cmd = conn.shell.md5(path)
         data = self._low_level_exec_command(conn, cmd, tmp, sudoable=True)
         data2 = utils.last_non_blank_line(data['stdout'])
         try:
@@ -1039,17 +1023,16 @@ class Runner(object):
 
     def _make_tmp_path(self, conn):
         ''' make and return a temporary path on a remote box '''
-
         basefile = 'ansible-tmp-%s-%s' % (time.time(), random.randint(0, 2**48))
-        basetmp = os.path.join(C.DEFAULT_REMOTE_TMP, basefile)
-        if (self.sudo and self.sudo_user != 'root') or (self.su and self.su_user != 'root') and basetmp.startswith('$HOME'):
-            basetmp = os.path.join('/tmp', basefile)
+        use_system_tmp = False
+        if (self.sudo and self.sudo_user != 'root') or (self.su and self.su_user != 'root'):
+            use_system_tmp = True
 
-        cmd = 'mkdir -p %s' % basetmp
+        tmp_mode = None
         if self.remote_user != 'root' or ((self.sudo and self.sudo_user != 'root') or (self.su and self.su_user != 'root')):
-            cmd += ' && chmod a+rx %s' % basetmp
-        cmd += ' && echo %s' % basetmp
+            tmp_mode = 'a+rx'
 
+        cmd = conn.shell.mkdtemp(basefile, use_system_tmp, tmp_mode)
         result = self._low_level_exec_command(conn, cmd, None, sudoable=False)
 
         # error handling on this seems a little aggressive?
@@ -1078,9 +1061,8 @@ class Runner(object):
 
     def _remove_tmp_path(self, conn, tmp_path):
         ''' Remove a tmp_path. '''
-
         if "-tmp-" in tmp_path:
-            cmd = "rm -rf %s >/dev/null 2>&1" % tmp_path
+            cmd = conn.shell.remove(tmp_path, recurse=True)
             self._low_level_exec_command(conn, cmd, None, sudoable=False)
             # If we have gotten here we have a working ssh configuration.
             # If ssh breaks we could leave tmp directories out on the remote system.
@@ -1094,7 +1076,7 @@ class Runner(object):
         module_shebang,
         module_data
         ) = self._configure_module(conn, module_name, module_args, inject, complex_args)
-        module_remote_path = os.path.join(tmp, module_name)
+        module_remote_path = conn.shell.join_path(tmp, module_name)
         
         self._transfer_str(conn, tmp, module_name, module_data)
          
@@ -1106,7 +1088,8 @@ class Runner(object):
         ''' find module and configure it '''
 
         # Search module path(s) for named module.
-        module_path = utils.plugins.module_finder.find_plugin(module_name)
+        module_suffixes = getattr(conn, 'default_suffixes', None)
+        module_path = utils.plugins.module_finder.find_plugin(module_name, module_suffixes)
         if module_path is None:
             raise errors.AnsibleFileNotFound("module %s not found in %s" % (module_name, utils.plugins.module_finder.print_paths()))
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/assemble.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/assemble.py
index d99d202e246..1a980c1df4a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/assemble.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/assemble.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
 
             # fix file permissions when the copy is done as a different user
             if self.runner.sudo and self.runner.sudo_user != 'root':
-                self.runner._low_level_exec_command(conn, "chmod a+r %s" % xfered, tmp)
+                self.runner._remote_chmod(conn, 'a+r', xfered, tmp)
 
             # run the copy module
             module_args = "%s src=%s dest=%s original_basename=%s" % (module_args, pipes.quote(xfered), pipes.quote(dest), pipes.quote(os.path.basename(src)))
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/async.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/async.py
index ac0d6e84928..dc53d6fa6cb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/async.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/async.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
             tmp = self.runner._make_tmp_path(conn)
 
         (module_path, is_new_style, shebang) = self.runner._copy_module(conn, tmp, module_name, module_args, inject, complex_args=complex_args)
-        self.runner._low_level_exec_command(conn, "chmod a+rx %s" % module_path, tmp)
+        self.runner._remote_chmod(conn, 'a+rx', module_path, tmp)
 
         return self.runner._execute_module(conn, tmp, 'async_wrapper', module_args,
            async_module=module_path,
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/copy.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/copy.py
index df5266c4c04..d84b3f550e6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/copy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/copy.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
             # This is kind of optimization - if user told us destination is
             # dir, do path manipulation right away, otherwise we still check
             # for dest being a dir via remote call below.
-            if dest.endswith("/"):
+            if dest.endswith("/"):  # CCTODO: Fixme for powershell
                 dest_file = os.path.join(dest, source_rel)
             else:
                 dest_file = dest
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
                     return ReturnData(conn=conn, result=result)
                 else:
                     # Append the relative source location to the destination and retry remote_md5.
-                    dest_file = os.path.join(dest, source_rel)
+                    dest_file = os.path.join(dest, source_rel) # CCTODO
                     remote_md5 = self.runner._remote_md5(conn, tmp_path, dest_file)
 
             if remote_md5 != '1' and not force:
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
 
                 # fix file permissions when the copy is done as a different user
                 if self.runner.sudo and self.runner.sudo_user != 'root' and not raw:
-                    self.runner._low_level_exec_command(conn, "chmod a+r %s" % tmp_src, tmp_path)
+                    self.runner._remote_chmod(conn, 'a+r', tmp_src, tmp_path)
 
                 if raw:
                     # Continue to next iteration if raw is defined.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/fetch.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/fetch.py
index 205023fad96..2d7f7e974d8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/fetch.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/fetch.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
         source = os.path.expanduser(source)
 
         if flat:
-            if dest.endswith("/"):
+            if dest.endswith("/"): # CCTODO
                 # if the path ends with "/", we'll use the source filename as the
                 # destination filename
                 base = os.path.basename(source)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/script.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/script.py
index 6951d6154ad..2fac86a3f27 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/script.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/script.py
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ class ActionModule(object):
         # transfer the file to a remote tmp location
         source = source.replace('\x00', '')  # why does this happen here?
         args = args.replace('\x00', '')  # why does this happen here?
-        tmp_src = os.path.join(tmp, os.path.basename(source))
+        #tmp_src = os.path.join(tmp, os.path.basename(source)) # CCTODO
+        tmp_src = conn.shell.join_path(tmp, os.path.basename(source))
         tmp_src = tmp_src.replace('\x00', '')
 
         conn.put_file(source, tmp_src)
@@ -115,14 +116,14 @@ class ActionModule(object):
         # set file permissions, more permisive when the copy is done as a different user
         if ((self.runner.sudo and self.runner.sudo_user != 'root') or
                 (self.runner.su and self.runner.su_user != 'root')):
-            cmd_args_chmod = "chmod a+rx %s" % tmp_src
+            chmod_mode = 'a+rx'
             sudoable = False
         else:
-            cmd_args_chmod = "chmod +rx %s" % tmp_src
-        self.runner._low_level_exec_command(conn, cmd_args_chmod, tmp, sudoable=sudoable, su=self.runner.su)
+            chmod_mode = '+rx'
+        self.runner._remote_chmod(conn, chmod_mode, tmp_src, tmp, sudoable=sudoable, su=self.runner.su)
 
         # add preparation steps to one ssh roundtrip executing the script
-        env_string = self.runner._compute_environment_string(inject)
+        env_string = self.runner._compute_environment_string(conn, inject)
         module_args = env_string + tmp_src + ' ' + args
 
         handler = utils.plugins.action_loader.get('raw', self.runner)
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
 
         # clean up after
         if "tmp" in tmp and not C.DEFAULT_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES:
-            self.runner._low_level_exec_command(conn, 'rm -rf %s >/dev/null 2>&1' % tmp, tmp)
+            self.runner._remove_tmp_path(conn, tmp)
 
         result.result['changed'] = True
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py
index 96d8f97a3aa..774a2be6ff7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
                 source = utils.path_dwim(self.runner.basedir, source)
 
 
-        if dest.endswith("/"):
+        if dest.endswith("/"): # CCTODO
             base = os.path.basename(source)
             dest = os.path.join(dest, base)
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
 
             # fix file permissions when the copy is done as a different user
             if self.runner.sudo and self.runner.sudo_user != 'root':
-                self.runner._low_level_exec_command(conn, "chmod a+r %s" % xfered, tmp)
+                self.runner._remote_chmod(conn, 'a+r', xfered, tmp)
 
             # run the copy module
             module_args = "%s src=%s dest=%s original_basename=%s" % (module_args, pipes.quote(xfered), pipes.quote(dest), pipes.quote(os.path.basename(source)))
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/unarchive.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/unarchive.py
index c943cab514b..be0070fca16 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/unarchive.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/unarchive.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
         # fix file permissions when the copy is done as a different user
         if copy:
             if self.runner.sudo and self.runner.sudo_user != 'root':
-                self.runner._low_level_exec_command(conn, "chmod a+r %s" % tmp_src, tmp)
+                self.runner._remote_chmod(conn, 'a+r', tmp_src, tmp)
             module_args = "%s src=%s original_basename=%s" % (module_args, pipes.quote(tmp_src), pipes.quote(os.path.basename(source)))
         else:
             module_args = "%s original_basename=%s" % (module_args, pipes.quote(os.path.basename(source)))
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/connection.py b/lib/ansible/runner/connection.py
index ad49d1e0b70..d7def56fbff 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/connection.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/connection.py
@@ -25,18 +25,15 @@ import ansible.constants as C
 import os
 import os.path
 
-class Connection(object):
+class Connector(object):
     ''' Handles abstract connections to remote hosts '''
 
     def __init__(self, runner):
         self.runner = runner
 
     def connect(self, host, port, user, password, transport, private_key_file):
-        conn = None
         conn = utils.plugins.connection_loader.get(transport, self.runner, host, port, user=user, password=password, private_key_file=private_key_file)
         if conn is None:
             raise AnsibleError("unsupported connection type: %s" % transport)
         self.active = conn.connect()
         return self.active
-
-
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/winrm.py b/lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/winrm.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..10a9872fa4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/winrm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+# (c) 2014, Chris Church <chris@ninemoreminutes.com>
+#
+# This file is (not yet) 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/>.
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import base64
+import hashlib
+import imp
+import os
+import re
+import shlex
+import traceback
+import urlparse
+from ansible import errors
+from ansible import utils
+from ansible.callbacks import vvv, vvvv
+
+try:
+    from winrm import Response
+    from winrm.exceptions import WinRMTransportError
+    from winrm.protocol import Protocol
+except ImportError:
+    raise errors.AnsibleError("winrm is not installed")
+
+# When running with unmodified Ansible (1.6.x), load local hacks.
+try:
+    _winrm_hacks = imp.load_source('_winrm_hacks', os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '_winrm_hacks.py'))
+except (ImportError, IOError):
+    _winrm_hacks = None
+
+_winrm_cache = {
+    # 'user:pwhash@host:port': <protocol instance>
+}
+
+class Connection(object):
+    '''WinRM connections over HTTP/HTTPS.'''
+
+    def __init__(self,  runner, host, port, user, password, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.runner = runner
+        self.host = host
+        self.port = port
+        self.user = user
+        self.password = password
+        self.has_pipelining = False
+        self.default_shell = 'powershell'
+        self.default_suffixes = ['.ps1', '']
+        self.protocol = None
+        self.shell_id = None
+        self.delegate = None
+        if _winrm_hacks:
+            _winrm_hacks.patch_module_finder(self)
+
+    def _winrm_connect(self):
+        '''
+        Establish a WinRM connection over HTTP/HTTPS.
+        '''
+        if _winrm_hacks:
+            port = _winrm_hacks.get_port(self)
+        else:
+            port = self.port or 5986
+        vvv("ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: %s on PORT %s TO %s" % \
+            (self.user, port, self.host), host=self.host)
+        netloc = '%s:%d' % (self.host, port)
+        cache_key = '%s:%s@%s:%d' % (self.user, hashlib.md5(self.password).hexdigest(), self.host, port)
+        if cache_key in _winrm_cache:
+            vvvv('WINRM REUSE EXISTING CONNECTION: %s' % cache_key, host=self.host)
+            return _winrm_cache[cache_key]
+        transport_schemes = [('plaintext', 'https'), ('plaintext', 'http')] # FIXME: ssl/kerberos
+        if port == 5985:
+            transport_schemes = reversed(transport_schemes)
+        exc = None
+        for transport, scheme in transport_schemes:
+            endpoint = urlparse.urlunsplit((scheme, netloc, '/wsman', '', ''))
+            vvvv('WINRM CONNECT: transport=%s endpoint=%s' % (transport, endpoint),
+                 host=self.host)
+            protocol = Protocol(endpoint, transport=transport,
+                                username=self.user, password=self.password)
+            try:
+                protocol.send_message('')
+                _winrm_cache[cache_key] = protocol
+                return protocol
+            except WinRMTransportError, exc:
+                err_msg = str(exc.args[0])
+                if re.search(r'Operation\s+?timed\s+?out', err_msg, re.I):
+                    raise
+                m = re.search(r'Code\s+?(\d{3})', err_msg)
+                if m:
+                    code = int(m.groups()[0])
+                    if code == 411:
+                        _winrm_cache[cache_key] = protocol
+                        return protocol
+                vvvv('WINRM CONNECTION ERROR: %s' % err_msg, host=self.host)
+                continue
+        # FIXME: Cache connection!!!
+        if exc:
+            raise exc
+
+    def _winrm_escape(self, value, include_vars=False):
+        '''
+        Return value escaped for use in PowerShell command.
+        '''
+        # http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Windows_PowerShell_1.0_String_Quoting_and_Escape_Sequences
+        # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/764360/a-list-of-string-replacements-in-python
+        subs = [('\n', '`n'), ('\r', '`r'), ('\t', '`t'), ('\a', '`a'),
+                ('\b', '`b'), ('\f', '`f'), ('\v', '`v'), ('"', '`"'),
+                ('\'', '`\''), ('`', '``'), ('\x00', '`0')]
+        if include_vars:
+            subs.append(('$', '`$'))
+        pattern = '|'.join('(%s)' % re.escape(p) for p, s in subs)
+        substs = [s for p, s in subs]
+        replace = lambda m: substs[m.lastindex - 1]
+        return re.sub(pattern, replace, value)
+
+    def _winrm_get_script_cmd(self, script):
+        '''
+        Convert a PowerShell script to a single base64-encoded command.
+        '''
+        vvvv('WINRM SCRIPT: %s' % script, host=self.host)
+        encoded_script = base64.b64encode(script.encode('utf-16-le'))
+        return ['PowerShell', '-NoProfile', '-NonInteractive',
+                '-EncodedCommand', encoded_script]
+
+    def _winrm_exec(self, command, args):
+        vvvv("WINRM EXEC %r %r" % (command, args), host=self.host)
+        if not self.protocol:
+            self.protocol = self._winrm_connect()
+        if not self.shell_id:
+            self.shell_id = self.protocol.open_shell()
+        command_id = None
+        try:
+            command_id = self.protocol.run_command(self.shell_id, command, args)
+            response = Response(self.protocol.get_command_output(self.shell_id, command_id))
+            vvvv('WINRM RESULT %r' % response, host=self.host)
+            vvvv('WINRM STDERR %s' % response.std_err, host=self.host)
+            return response
+        finally:
+            if command_id:
+                self.protocol.cleanup_command(self.shell_id, command_id)
+
+    def connect(self):
+        if not _winrm_hacks:
+            if not self.protocol:
+                self.protocol = self._winrm_connect()
+        # When using hacks, connect lazily on first command, to allow for
+        # runner to set self.delegate, needed if actual host vs. host name are
+        # different.
+        return self
+
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user=None, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None, su=None, su_user=None):
+        cmd = cmd.encode('utf-8')
+        vvv("EXEC %s" % cmd, host=self.host)
+        cmd_parts = shlex.split(cmd, posix=False)
+        vvvv("WINRM PARTS %r" % cmd_parts, host=self.host)
+        # For script/raw support.
+        if len(cmd_parts) == 1 and cmd_parts[0].lower().endswith('.ps1'):
+            cmd_parts = ['PowerShell', '-ExecutionPolicy', 'Unrestricted', '-File', cmd_parts[0]]
+        if _winrm_hacks:
+            cmd_parts = _winrm_hacks.filter_cmd_parts(self, cmd_parts)
+        if not cmd_parts:
+            vvv('WINRM NOOP')
+            return (0, '', '', '')
+        try:
+            result = self._winrm_exec(cmd_parts[0], cmd_parts[1:])
+        except Exception, e:
+            traceback.print_exc()
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to exec cmd %s" % cmd)
+        return (result.status_code, '', result.std_out.encode('utf-8'), result.std_err.encode('utf-8'))
+
+    def put_file(self, in_path, out_path):
+        if _winrm_hacks:
+            out_path = _winrm_hacks.fix_slashes(out_path)
+        vvv("PUT %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.host)
+        if not os.path.exists(in_path):
+            raise errors.AnsibleFileNotFound("file or module does not exist: %s" % in_path)
+        buffer_size = 1024 # FIXME: Find max size or optimize.
+        with open(in_path) as in_file:
+            in_size = os.path.getsize(in_path)
+            for offset in xrange(0, in_size, buffer_size):
+                try:
+                    out_data = in_file.read(buffer_size)
+                    if offset == 0:
+                        if out_data.lower().startswith('#!powershell') and not out_path.lower().endswith('.ps1'):
+                            out_path = out_path + '.ps1'
+                    b64_data = base64.b64encode(out_data)
+                    script = '''
+                        $bufferSize = %d;
+                        $stream = [System.IO.File]::OpenWrite("%s");
+                        $stream.Seek(%d, [System.IO.SeekOrigin]::Begin) | Out-Null;
+                        $data = "%s";
+                        $buffer = [System.Convert]::FromBase64String($data);
+                        $stream.Write($buffer, 0, $buffer.length) | Out-Null;
+                        $stream.SetLength(%d) | Out-Null;
+                        $stream.Close() | Out-Null;
+                    ''' % (buffer_size, self._winrm_escape(out_path), offset, b64_data, in_size)
+                    cmd_parts = self._winrm_get_script_cmd(script)
+                    result = self._winrm_exec(cmd_parts[0], cmd_parts[1:])
+                    if result.status_code != 0:
+                        raise RuntimeError(result.std_err.encode('utf-8'))
+                    script = u''
+                except Exception: # IOError?
+                    traceback.print_exc()
+                    raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file to %s" % out_path)
+
+    def fetch_file(self, in_path, out_path):
+        if _winrm_hacks:
+            in_path = _winrm_hacks.fix_slashes(in_path)
+        out_path = out_path.replace('\\', '/')
+        vvv("FETCH %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.host)
+        buffer_size = 2**20 # 1MB chunks
+        if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(out_path)):
+            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(out_path))
+        with open(out_path, 'wb') as out_file:
+            offset = 0
+            while True:
+                try:
+                    script = '''
+                        $bufferSize = %d;
+                        $stream = [System.IO.File]::OpenRead("%s");
+                        $stream.Seek(%d, [System.IO.SeekOrigin]::Begin) | Out-Null;
+                        $buffer = New-Object Byte[] $bufferSize;
+                        $bytesRead = $stream.Read($buffer, 0, $bufferSize);
+                        $bytes = $buffer[0..($bytesRead-1)];
+                        [System.Convert]::ToBase64String($bytes);
+                        $stream.Close() | Out-Null;
+                    ''' % (buffer_size, self._winrm_escape(in_path), offset)
+                    cmd_parts = self._winrm_get_script_cmd(script)
+                    result = self._winrm_exec(cmd_parts[0], cmd_parts[1:])
+                    data = base64.b64decode(result.std_out.strip())
+                    out_file.write(data)
+                    if len(data) < buffer_size:
+                        break
+                    offset += len(data)
+                except Exception: # IOError?
+                    traceback.print_exc()
+                    raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file to %s" % out_path)
+
+    def close(self):
+        if self.protocol and self.shell_id:
+            self.protocol.close_shell(self.shell_id)
+            self.shell_id = None
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/shell_plugins/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/runner/shell_plugins/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/shell_plugins/csh.py b/lib/ansible/runner/shell_plugins/csh.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e52ad555284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/shell_plugins/csh.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from ansible.runner.shell_plugins.sh import ShellModule as ShModule
+
+class ShellModule(ShModule):
+
+    def env_prefix(self, **kwargs):
+        return 'env %s' % super(ShellModule, self).env_prefix(**kwargs)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/shell_plugins/fish.py b/lib/ansible/runner/shell_plugins/fish.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e52ad555284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/shell_plugins/fish.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from ansible.runner.shell_plugins.sh import ShellModule as ShModule
+
+class ShellModule(ShModule):
+
+    def env_prefix(self, **kwargs):
+        return 'env %s' % super(ShellModule, self).env_prefix(**kwargs)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/shell_plugins/powershell.py b/lib/ansible/runner/shell_plugins/powershell.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..185116a4066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/shell_plugins/powershell.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import base64
+import os
+import re
+import random
+import shlex
+import time
+
+class ShellModule(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+    def _escape(self, value, include_vars=False):
+        '''
+        Return value escaped for use in PowerShell command.
+        '''
+        # http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Windows_PowerShell_1.0_String_Quoting_and_Escape_Sequences
+        # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/764360/a-list-of-string-replacements-in-python
+        subs = [('\n', '`n'), ('\r', '`r'), ('\t', '`t'), ('\a', '`a'),
+                ('\b', '`b'), ('\f', '`f'), ('\v', '`v'), ('"', '`"'),
+                ('\'', '`\''), ('`', '``'), ('\x00', '`0')]
+        if include_vars:
+            subs.append(('$', '`$'))
+        pattern = '|'.join('(%s)' % re.escape(p) for p, s in subs)
+        substs = [s for p, s in subs]
+        replace = lambda m: substs[m.lastindex - 1]
+        return re.sub(pattern, replace, value)
+
+    def _get_script_cmd(self, script):
+        '''
+        Convert a PowerShell script to a single base64-encoded command.
+        '''
+        encoded_script = base64.b64encode(script.encode('utf-16-le'))
+        return ' '.join(['PowerShell', '-NoProfile', '-NonInteractive',
+                         '-EncodedCommand', encoded_script])
+
+    def env_prefix(self, **kwargs):
+        return ''
+
+    def join_path(self, *args):
+        return os.path.join(*args).replace('/', '\\')
+
+    def chmod(self, mode, path):
+        return ''
+
+    def remove(self, path, recurse=False):
+        path = self._escape(path)
+        if recurse:
+            return self._get_script_cmd('''Remove-Item "%s" -Force -Recurse;''' % path)
+        else:
+            return self._get_script_cmd('''Remove-Item "%s" -Force;''' % path)
+
+    def mkdtemp(self, basefile=None, system=False, mode=None):
+        if not basefile:
+            basefile = 'ansible-tmp-%s-%s' % (time.time(), random.randint(0, 2**48))
+        basefile = self._escape(basefile)
+        # FIXME: Support system temp path!
+        return self._get_script_cmd('''(New-Item -Type Directory -Path $env:temp -Name "%s").FullName;''' % basefile)
+
+    def md5(self, path):
+        path = self._escape(path)
+        return self._get_script_cmd('''(Get-FileHash -Path "%s" -Algorithm MD5).Hash.ToLower();''' % path)
+
+    def build_module_command(self, env_string, shebang, cmd, rm_tmp=None):
+        cmd_parts = shlex.split(cmd, posix=False)
+        if not cmd_parts[0].lower().endswith('.ps1'):
+            cmd_parts[0] = '%s.ps1' % cmd_parts[0]
+        cmd_parts = ['PowerShell', '-NoProfile', '-NonInteractive', '-ExecutionPolicy', 'Unrestricted', '-File'] + ['"%s"' % x for x in cmd_parts]
+        script = ' '.join(cmd_parts)
+        if rm_tmp:
+            script = '%s; Remove-Item "%s" -Force -Recurse;' % (script, self._escape(rm_tmp))
+        return self._get_script_cmd(script)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/shell_plugins/sh.py b/lib/ansible/runner/shell_plugins/sh.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9634f972056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/shell_plugins/sh.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+
+import os
+import pipes
+import ansible.constants as C
+
+class ShellModule(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+    def env_prefix(self, **kwargs):
+        '''Build command prefix with environment variables.'''
+        env = dict(
+            LANG     = C.DEFAULT_MODULE_LANG,
+            LC_CTYPE = C.DEFAULT_MODULE_LANG,
+        )
+        env.update(kwargs)
+        return ' '.join(['%s=%s' % (k, pipes.quote(unicode(v))) for k,v in env.items()])
+
+    def join_path(self, *args):
+        return os.path.join(*args)
+
+    def chmod(self, mode, path):
+        path = pipes.quote(path)
+        return 'chmod %s %s' % (mode, path)
+
+    def remove(self, path, recurse=False):
+        path = pipes.quote(path)
+        if recurse:
+            return "rm -rf %s >/dev/null 2>&1" % path
+        else:
+            return "rm -f %s >/dev/null 2>&1" % path
+
+    def mkdtemp(self, basefile=None, system=False, mode=None):
+        if not basefile:
+            basefile = 'ansible-tmp-%s-%s' % (time.time(), random.randint(0, 2**48))
+        basetmp = self.join_path(C.DEFAULT_REMOTE_TMP, basefile)
+        if system and basetmp.startswith('$HOME'):
+            basetmp = self.join_path('/tmp', basefile)
+        cmd = 'mkdir -p %s' % basetmp
+        if mode:
+            cmd += ' && chmod %s %s' % (mode, basetmp)
+        cmd += ' && echo %s' % basetmp
+        return cmd
+
+    def md5(self, path):
+        path = pipes.quote(path)
+        # The following test needs to be SH-compliant.  BASH-isms will
+        # not work if /bin/sh points to a non-BASH shell.
+        test = "rc=0; [ -r \"%s\" ] || rc=2; [ -f \"%s\" ] || rc=1; [ -d \"%s\" ] && echo 3 && exit 0" % ((path,) * 3)
+        md5s = [
+            "(/usr/bin/md5sum %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,          # Linux
+            "(/sbin/md5sum -q %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,          # ?
+            "(/usr/bin/digest -a md5 %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,   # Solaris 10+
+            "(/sbin/md5 -q %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,             # Freebsd
+            "(/usr/bin/md5 -n %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,          # Netbsd
+            "(/bin/md5 -q %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,              # Openbsd
+            "(/usr/bin/csum -h MD5 %s 2>/dev/null)" % path,     # AIX
+            "(/bin/csum -h MD5 %s 2>/dev/null)" % path          # AIX also
+        ]
+
+        cmd = " || ".join(md5s)
+        cmd = "%s; %s || (echo \"${rc}  %s\")" % (test, cmd, path)
+        return cmd
+
+    def build_module_command(self, env_string, shebang, cmd, rm_tmp=None):
+        cmd_parts = [env_string.strip(), shebang.replace("#!", "").strip(), cmd]
+        new_cmd = " ".join(cmd_parts)
+        if rm_tmp:
+            new_cmd = '%s; rm -rf %s >/dev/null 2>&1' % (new_cmd, rm_tmp)
+        return new_cmd
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/plugins.py b/lib/ansible/utils/plugins.py
index 22d74c185a3..3e2d15ded81 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/plugins.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/plugins.py
@@ -139,21 +139,25 @@ class PluginLoader(object):
             if directory not in self._extra_dirs:
                 self._extra_dirs.append(directory)
 
-    def find_plugin(self, name):
+    def find_plugin(self, name, suffixes=None):
         ''' Find a plugin named name '''
 
-        if name in self._plugin_path_cache:
-            return self._plugin_path_cache[name]
+        if not suffixes:
+            if self.class_name:
+                suffixes = ['.py']
+            else:
+                suffixes = ['']
 
-        suffix = ".py"
-        if not self.class_name:
-            suffix = ""
+        for suffix in suffixes:
+            full_name = '%s%s' % (name, suffix)
+            if full_name in self._plugin_path_cache:
+                return self._plugin_path_cache[full_name]
 
-        for i in self._get_paths():
-            path = os.path.join(i, "%s%s" % (name, suffix))
-            if os.path.isfile(path):
-                self._plugin_path_cache[name] = path
-                return path
+            for i in self._get_paths():
+                path = os.path.join(i, full_name)
+                if os.path.isfile(path):
+                    self._plugin_path_cache[full_name] = path
+                    return path
 
         return None
 
@@ -212,6 +216,13 @@ connection_loader = PluginLoader(
     aliases={'paramiko': 'paramiko_ssh'}
 )
 
+shell_loader = PluginLoader(
+    'ShellModule',
+    'ansible.runner.shell_plugins',
+    'shell_plugins',
+    'shell_plugins',
+)
+
 module_finder = PluginLoader(
     '', 
     '', 
diff --git a/library/windows/assemble.ps1 b/library/windows/assemble.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..77385b56100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/windows/assemble.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!powershell
+# WANT_JSON
+
+If ($args.Length -gt 0)
+{
+   $params = Get-Content $args[0] | ConvertFrom-Json;
+}
+
+$data = 'FIXME';
+
+$result = '{}' | ConvertFrom-Json;
+$result | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name fixme -Value $data;
+echo $result | ConvertTo-Json;
diff --git a/library/windows/async_wrapper.ps1 b/library/windows/async_wrapper.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..77385b56100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/windows/async_wrapper.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!powershell
+# WANT_JSON
+
+If ($args.Length -gt 0)
+{
+   $params = Get-Content $args[0] | ConvertFrom-Json;
+}
+
+$data = 'FIXME';
+
+$result = '{}' | ConvertFrom-Json;
+$result | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name fixme -Value $data;
+echo $result | ConvertTo-Json;
diff --git a/library/windows/command.ps1 b/library/windows/command.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..77385b56100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/windows/command.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!powershell
+# WANT_JSON
+
+If ($args.Length -gt 0)
+{
+   $params = Get-Content $args[0] | ConvertFrom-Json;
+}
+
+$data = 'FIXME';
+
+$result = '{}' | ConvertFrom-Json;
+$result | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name fixme -Value $data;
+echo $result | ConvertTo-Json;
diff --git a/library/windows/copy.ps1 b/library/windows/copy.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..77385b56100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/windows/copy.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!powershell
+# WANT_JSON
+
+If ($args.Length -gt 0)
+{
+   $params = Get-Content $args[0] | ConvertFrom-Json;
+}
+
+$data = 'FIXME';
+
+$result = '{}' | ConvertFrom-Json;
+$result | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name fixme -Value $data;
+echo $result | ConvertTo-Json;
diff --git a/library/windows/file.ps1 b/library/windows/file.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..77385b56100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/windows/file.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!powershell
+# WANT_JSON
+
+If ($args.Length -gt 0)
+{
+   $params = Get-Content $args[0] | ConvertFrom-Json;
+}
+
+$data = 'FIXME';
+
+$result = '{}' | ConvertFrom-Json;
+$result | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name fixme -Value $data;
+echo $result | ConvertTo-Json;
diff --git a/library/windows/ping.ps1 b/library/windows/ping.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02560873f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/windows/ping.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!powershell
+# WANT_JSON
+
+If ($args.Length -gt 0)
+{
+   $params = Get-Content $args[0] | ConvertFrom-Json;
+}
+
+$data = 'pong';
+If (($params | Get-Member | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name) -contains 'data')
+{
+   $data = $params.data;
+}
+
+$result = '{}' | ConvertFrom-Json;
+$result | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name ping -Value $data;
+echo $result | ConvertTo-Json;
diff --git a/library/windows/slurp.ps1 b/library/windows/slurp.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..93a698491fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/windows/slurp.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!powershell
+# WANT_JSON
+
+$params = '{}' | ConvertFrom-Json;
+If ($args.Length -gt 0)
+{
+   $params = Get-Content $args[0] | ConvertFrom-Json;
+}
+
+$src = '';
+If (($params | Get-Member | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name) -contains 'src')
+{
+   $src = $params.src;
+}
+Else
+{
+   If (($params | Get-Member | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name) -contains 'path')
+   {
+      $src = $params.path;
+   }
+}
+If (-not $src)
+{
+
+}
+
+$bytes = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($src);
+$content = [System.Convert]::ToBase64String($bytes);
+
+$result = '{}' | ConvertFrom-Json;
+$result | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name content -Value $content;
+$result | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name encoding -Value 'base64';
+echo $result | ConvertTo-Json;
diff --git a/library/windows/stat.ps1 b/library/windows/stat.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f779b2531e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/windows/stat.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!powershell
+# WANT_JSON
+
+$params = '{}' | ConvertFrom-Json;
+If ($args.Length -gt 0)
+{
+   $params = Get-Content $args[0] | ConvertFrom-Json;
+}
+
+$path = '';
+If (($params | Get-Member | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name) -contains 'path')
+{
+   $path = $params.path;
+}
+
+$get_md5 = $TRUE;
+If (($params | Get-Member | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name) -contains 'get_md5')
+{
+   $get_md5 = $params.get_md5;
+}
+
+$stat = '{}' | ConvertFrom-Json;
+If (Test-Path $path)
+{
+   $stat | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name exists -Value $TRUE;
+   $info = Get-Item $path;
+   If ($info.Directory) # Only files have the .Directory attribute.
+   {
+      $stat | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name isdir -Value $FALSE;
+      $stat | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name size -Value $info.Length;
+   }
+   Else
+   {
+      $stat | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name isdir -Value $TRUE;
+   }
+}
+Else
+{
+   $stat | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name exists -Value $FALSE;
+}
+
+If ($get_md5 -and $stat.exists -and -not $stat.isdir)
+{
+   $path_md5 = (Get-FileHash -Path $path -Algorithm MD5).Hash.ToLower();
+   $stat | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name md5 -Value $path_md5;
+}
+
+$result = '{}' | ConvertFrom-Json;
+$result | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name stat -Value $stat;
+$result | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name changed -Value $FALSE;
+echo $result | ConvertTo-Json;
diff --git a/library/windows/win_ping b/library/windows/win_ping
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f64134454db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/windows/win_ping
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#!powershell
+# WANT_JSON
+
+If ($args.Length -gt 0)
+{
+   $params = Get-Content $args[0] | ConvertFrom-Json;
+}
+
+$data = 'pong';
+If (($params | Get-Member | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name) -contains 'data')
+{
+   $data = $params.data;
+}
+
+$result = '{}' | ConvertFrom-Json;
+$result | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name ping -Value $data;
+echo $result | ConvertTo-Json;
+
+#   _______ _     _
+#  |__   __| |   (_)
+#     | |  | |__  _ ___
+#     | |  | '_ \| / __|
+#     | |  | | | | \__ \
+#   __|_|  |_| |_|_|___/
+#  |_   _|
+#    | |  ___
+#    | | / __|
+#   _| |_\__ \
+#  |___/\|___/
+#     /  \
+#    / /\ \
+#   / ____ \
+#  /_/    \_\
+#  | |
+#  | |     __ _ _ __ __ _  ___
+#  | |    / _` | '__/ _` |/ _ \
+#  | |___| (_| | | | (_| |  __/
+#  |______\__,_|_|  \__, |\___|
+#                    __/ |
+#   ____  _         |___/
+#  |  _ \| |          | |
+#  | |_) | | ___   ___| | __
+#  |  _ <| |/ _ \ / __| |/ /
+#  | |_) | | (_) | (__|   <
+#  |____/|_|\___/ \___|_|\_\
+#   / __ \ / _|
+#  | |  | | |_
+#  | |  | |  _|
+#  | |__| | |
+#   \____/|_|         __  __
+#   / ____| |        / _|/ _|
+#  | (___ | |_ _   _| |_| |_
+#   \___ \| __| | | |  _|  _|
+#   ____) | |_| |_| | | | |
+#  |_____/ \__|\__,_|_| |_|
+#       | |         | |
+#       | |_   _ ___| |_
+#   _   | | | | / __| __|
+#  | |__| | |_| \__ \ |_
+#   \____/_\__,_|___/\__|
+#  |__   __|
+#     | | ___
+#     | |/ _ \
+#     | | (_) |
+#   __|_|\___/   _
+#  |  \/  |     | |
+#  | \  / | __ _| | _____
+#  | |\/| |/ _` | |/ / _ \
+#  | |  | | (_| |   <  __/
+#  |_|__|_|\__,_|_|\_\___|
+#  |__   __| |
+#     | |  | |__   ___
+#     | |  | '_ \ / _ \
+#     | |  | | | |  __/
+#   __|_|_ |_| |_|\___|
+#  |  ____(_) |
+#  | |__   _| | ___
+#  |  __| | | |/ _ \
+#  | |    | | |  __/
+#  |_|__  |_|_|\___|
+#  |  _ \(_)
+#  | |_) |_  __ _  __ _  ___ _ __
+#  |  _ <| |/ _` |/ _` |/ _ \ '__|
+#  | |_) | | (_| | (_| |  __/ |
+#  |____/|_|\__, |\__, |\___|_|
+#            __/ | __/ |
+#           |___/ |___/