diff --git a/_modules/rundeck.py b/_modules/rundeck.py
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+import logging
+
+import salt.exceptions
+
+import requests
+from requests.compat import urljoin
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def get_project(name):
+    session, make_url = get_session()
+    resp = session.get(make_url("/api/18/project/{}".format(name)))
+    status_code = resp.status_code
+    if status_code == 200:
+        return resp.json()
+    elif status_code == 404:
+        return None
+    raise salt.exceptions.SaltInvocationError(
+        "Could not retrieve information about project {} from Rundeck {}: {}"
+        .format(name, make_url.base_url, status_code))
+
+
+def create_project(name, params):
+    session, make_url = get_session()
+    config = create_project_config(name, params)
+    LOG.debug("create_project: %s", name)
+    LOG.warning("create_project.config: %s/%s", name, config)
+    resp = session.post(
+        make_url("/api/18/projects"),
+        json={
+            'name': name,
+            'config': config,
+        },
+        allow_redirects=False,
+    )
+    if resp.status_code == 201:
+        return resp.json()
+    LOG.debug("create_project: %s", name)
+
+
+def create_project_config(name, params, config=None):
+    config = dict(config) if config else {}
+    if params['description']:
+       config['project.description'] = params['description']
+    else:
+       config.pop('project.description', None)
+    config.update({
+        'resources.source.1.config.file':
+                "/var/rundeck/projects/{}/etc/resources.yaml".format(name),
+        'resources.source.1.config.format': 'resourceyaml',
+        'resources.source.1.config.generateFileAutomatically': 'true',
+        'resources.source.1.config.includeServerNode': 'false',
+        'resources.source.1.config.requireFileExists': 'false',
+        'project.ssh-keypath': '/var/rundeck/.ssh/id_rsa',
+        'resources.source.1.type': 'file',
+    })
+    return config
+
+
+def update_project_config(name, project, config):
+    session, make_url = get_session()
+    resp = session.put(
+        make_url("/api/18/project/{}/config".format(name)),
+        json=config,
+        allow_redirects=False,
+    )
+    if resp.status_code == 201:
+        return resp.json()
+    LOG.debug("update_project: %s", name)
+
+
+def delete_project(name):
+    session, make_url = get_session()
+    resp = session.delete(make_url("/api/18/project/{}".format(name)))
+    status_code = resp.status_code
+    if status_code != 204:
+        raise salt.exceptions.SaltInvocationError(
+            "Could not remove project {} from Rundeck {}: {}"
+            .format(name, make_url.base_url, status_code))
+
+
+def get_session():
+    def make_url(url):
+        return urljoin(make_url.base_url, url)
+
+    rundeck_url = __salt__['config.get']('rundeck.url')
+    make_url.base_url = rundeck_url
+
+    api_token = __salt__['config.get']('rundeck.api_token')
+    username = __salt__['config.get']('rundeck.username')
+    password = __salt__['config.get']('rundeck.password')
+
+    session = requests.Session()
+
+    if api_token:
+        session.headers.update({
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            'X-Rundeck-Auth-Token': api_token,
+        })
+    else:
+        resp = session.post(make_url('/j_security_check'),
+            data={
+                'j_username': username,
+                'j_password': password,
+            },
+        )
+        if (resp.status_code != 200 or
+                '/user/error' in resp.url or
+                '/user/login' in resp.url):
+            raise salt.exceptions.SaltInvocationError(
+                "Username/passowrd authorization failed in Rundeck {} for "
+                "user {}".format(rundeck_url, username))
+    session.params.update({
+        'format': 'json',
+    })
+    return session, make_url