Fix tests + add integration test

spec/integration/startup-spec.coffee

@@ -227,3 +227,13 @@ describe "Starting Atom", ->
                 [tempDirPath]
                 [otherTempDirPath]
               ].sort()
+
+  describe "opening a remote directory", ->
+    it "opens the parent directory and creates an empty text editor", ->
+      remoteDirectory = 'remote://server:3437/some/directory/path'
+      runAtom [remoteDirectory], {ATOM_HOME: atomHome}, (client) ->
+        client
+          .waitForWindowCount(1, 1000)
+          .waitForExist("atom-workspace", 5000)
+          .treeViewRootDirectories()
+          .then ({value}) -> expect(value).toEqual([remoteDirectory])

src/browser/main.coffee

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ app = require 'app'
 fs = require 'fs-plus'
 path = require 'path'
 yargs = require 'yargs'
+url = require 'url'
 nslog = require 'nslog'
 
 console.log = nslog
@@ -45,9 +46,11 @@ start = ->
 
     cwd = args.executedFrom?.toString() or process.cwd()
     args.pathsToOpen = args.pathsToOpen.map (pathToOpen) ->
-      pathToOpen = fs.normalize(pathToOpen)
-      if cwd
-        path.resolve(cwd, pathToOpen)
+      normalizedPath = fs.normalize(pathToOpen)
+      if url.parse(pathToOpen || '').protocol?
+        pathToOpen
+      else if cwd
+        path.resolve(cwd, normalizedPath)
       else
         path.resolve(pathToOpen)
 

src/default-directory-provider.coffee

@@ -15,14 +15,18 @@ class DefaultDirectoryProvider
   # * {Directory} if the given URI is compatible with this provider.
   # * `null` if the given URI is not compatibile with this provider.
   directoryForURISync: (uri) ->
-    directoryPath = if not fs.isDirectorySync(uri) and fs.isDirectorySync(path.dirname(uri))
-      path.normalize(path.dirname(uri))
-    else
+    normalizedPath = path.normalize(uri);
+    {protocol} = url.parse(uri || '')
+    directoryPath = if protocol?
       uri
+    else if not fs.isDirectorySync(normalizedPath) and fs.isDirectorySync(path.dirname(normalizedPath))
+      path.dirname(normalizedPath)
+    else
+      normalizedPath
 
-    # TODO: Stop normalizing the path in pathwatcher Directory.
+    # TODO: Stop normalizing the path in pathwatcher's Directory.
     directory = new Directory(directoryPath)
-    if url.parse(directoryPath).protocol?
+    if protocol?
       directory.path = directoryPath
       if fs.isCaseInsensitive()
         directory.lowerCasePath = directoryPath.toLowerCase()