diff --git a/packages/xo-remote-parser/.editorconfig b/packages/xo-remote-parser/.editorconfig
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+# http://EditorConfig.org
+#
+# Julien Fontanet's configuration
+# https://gist.github.com/julien-f/8096213
+
+# Top-most EditorConfig file.
+root = true
+
+# Common config.
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespaces = true
+
+# CoffeeScript
+#
+# https://github.com/polarmobile/coffeescript-style-guide/blob/master/README.md
+[*.{,lit}coffee]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
+
+# Markdown
+[*.{md,mdwn,mdown,markdown}]
+indent_size = 4
+indent_style = space
+
+# Package.json
+#
+# This indentation style is the one used by npm.
+[/package.json]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
+
+# Jade
+[*.jade]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
+
+# JavaScript
+#
+# Two spaces seems to be the standard most common style, at least in
+# Node.js (http://nodeguide.com/style.html#tabs-vs-spaces).
+[*.js]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
+
+# Less
+[*.less]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
+
+# Sass
+#
+# Style used for http://libsass.com
+[*.s[ac]ss]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
+
+# YAML
+#
+# Only spaces are allowed.
+[*.yaml]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
diff --git a/packages/xo-remote-parser/.gitignore b/packages/xo-remote-parser/.gitignore
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+++ b/packages/xo-remote-parser/.gitignore
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+/.nyc_output/
+/bower_components/
+/dist/
+
+npm-debug.log
+npm-debug.log.*
+
+!node_modules/*
+node_modules/*/
diff --git a/packages/xo-remote-parser/.mocha.js b/packages/xo-remote-parser/.mocha.js
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+++ b/packages/xo-remote-parser/.mocha.js
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+Error.stackTraceLimit = 100
+
+try { require('trace') } catch (_) {}
+try { require('clarify') } catch (_) {}
+try { require('source-map-support/register') } catch (_) {}
diff --git a/packages/xo-remote-parser/.mocha.opts b/packages/xo-remote-parser/.mocha.opts
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+++ b/packages/xo-remote-parser/.mocha.opts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--require ./.mocha.js
diff --git a/packages/xo-remote-parser/.npmignore b/packages/xo-remote-parser/.npmignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/xo-remote-parser/.npmignore
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+/examples/
+example.js
+example.js.map
+*.example.js
+*.example.js.map
+
+/test/
+/tests/
+*.spec.js
+*.spec.js.map
diff --git a/packages/xo-remote-parser/.travis.yml b/packages/xo-remote-parser/.travis.yml
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+++ b/packages/xo-remote-parser/.travis.yml
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+language: node_js
+node_js:
+  - 'stable'
+  - '4'
+  - '0.12'
+
+# Use containers.
+# http://docs.travis-ci.com/user/workers/container-based-infrastructure/
+sudo: false
diff --git a/packages/xo-remote-parser/README.md b/packages/xo-remote-parser/README.md
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+++ b/packages/xo-remote-parser/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# ${pkg.name} [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/${pkg.shortGitHubPath}.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/${pkg.shortGitHubPath})
+
+> ${pkg.description}
+
+## Install
+
+Installation of the [npm package](https://npmjs.org/package/${pkg.name}):
+
+```
+> npm install --save ${pkg.name}
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+**TODO**
+
+## Development
+
+### Installing dependencies
+
+```
+> npm install
+```
+
+### Compilation
+
+The sources files are watched and automatically recompiled on changes.
+
+```
+> npm run dev
+```
+
+### Tests
+
+```
+> npm run test-dev
+```
+
+## Contributions
+
+Contributions are *very* welcomed, either on the documentation or on
+the code.
+
+You may:
+
+- report any [issue](${pkg.bugs})
+  you've encountered;
+- fork and create a pull request.
+
+## License
+
+${pkg.license} © [${pkg.author.name}](${pkg.author.url})
diff --git a/packages/xo-remote-parser/package.json b/packages/xo-remote-parser/package.json
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+++ b/packages/xo-remote-parser/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "xo-remote-parser",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "license": "AGPL-3.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "keywords": [],
+  "homepage": "",
+  "bugs": "",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/vatesfr/xo-remote-parser"
+  },
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Fabrice Marsaud",
+    "email": "fabrice.marsaud@vates.fr"
+  },
+  "preferGlobal": false,
+  "main": "dist/",
+  "bin": {},
+  "files": [
+    "dist/"
+  ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=0.12"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "lodash": "^4.13.1"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "babel-cli": "^6.3.17",
+    "babel-eslint": "^7.0.0",
+    "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.3.13",
+    "babel-preset-stage-0": "^6.3.13",
+    "clarify": "^2.0.0",
+    "deep-freeze": "0.0.1",
+    "dependency-check": "^2.5.1",
+    "ghooks": "^1.2.1",
+    "mocha": "^3.0.0",
+    "must": "^0.13.1",
+    "nyc": "^10.0.0",
+    "source-map-support": "^0.4.0",
+    "standard": "^8.0.0",
+    "trace": "^2.1.0"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "NODE_ENV=production babel --source-maps --out-dir=dist/ src/",
+    "depcheck": "dependency-check ./package.json",
+    "dev": "babel --watch --source-maps --out-dir=dist/ src/",
+    "dev-test": "mocha --opts .mocha.opts --watch --reporter=min \"dist/**/*.spec.js\"",
+    "lint": "standard",
+    "posttest": "npm run lint && npm run depcheck",
+    "prepublish": "npm run build",
+    "test": "nyc mocha --opts .mocha.opts \"dist/**/*.spec.js\""
+  },
+  "babel": {
+    "presets": [
+      "stage-0",
+      "es2015"
+    ]
+  },
+  "standard": {
+    "ignore": [
+      "dist"
+    ],
+    "parser": "babel-eslint"
+  },
+  "config": {
+    "ghooks": {
+      "commit-msg": "npm test"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/xo-remote-parser/src/index.js b/packages/xo-remote-parser/src/index.js
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+++ b/packages/xo-remote-parser/src/index.js
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+import filter from 'lodash/filter'
+import map from 'lodash/map'
+import trim from 'lodash/trim'
+import trimStart from 'lodash/trimStart'
+
+const sanitizePath = (...paths) => filter(map(paths, s => s && filter(map(s.split('/'), trim)).join('/'))).join('/')
+
+export const parse = string => {
+  const object = { }
+
+  const [type, rest] = string.split('://')
+  if (type === 'file') {
+    object.type = 'file'
+    object.path = `/${trimStart(rest, '/')}` // the leading slash has been forgotten on client side first implementation
+  } else if (type === 'nfs') {
+    object.type = 'nfs'
+    const [host, path] = rest.split(':')
+    object.host = host
+    object.path = `/${trimStart(path, '/')}` // takes care of a missing leading slash coming from previous version format
+  } else if (type === 'smb') {
+    object.type = 'smb'
+    const lastAtSign = rest.lastIndexOf('@')
+    const smb = rest.slice(lastAtSign + 1)
+    const auth = rest.slice(0, lastAtSign)
+    const firstColon = auth.indexOf(':')
+    const username = auth.slice(0, firstColon)
+    const password = auth.slice(firstColon + 1)
+    const [domain, sh] = smb.split('\\\\')
+    const [host, path] = sh.split('\0')
+    object.host = host
+    object.path = path
+    object.domain = domain
+    object.username = username
+    object.password = password
+  }
+  return object
+}
+
+export const format = ({type, host, path, username, password, domain}) => {
+  type === 'local' && (type = 'file')
+  let string = `${type}://`
+  if (type === 'nfs') {
+    string += `${host}:`
+  }
+  if (type === 'smb') {
+    string += `${username}:${password}@${domain}\\\\${host}`
+  }
+  path = sanitizePath(path)
+  if (type === 'smb') {
+    path = path.split('/')
+    path = '\0' + path.join('\\') // FIXME saving with the windows fashion \ was a bad idea :,(
+  } else {
+    path = `/${path}`
+  }
+  string += path
+  return string
+}
diff --git a/packages/xo-remote-parser/src/index.spec.js b/packages/xo-remote-parser/src/index.spec.js
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+/* eslint-env mocha */
+
+import deepFreeze from 'deep-freeze'
+import expect from 'must'
+
+// ===================================================================
+
+import { parse, format } from './'
+
+// ===================================================================
+
+// Data used for both parse and format (i.e. correctly formatted).
+const data = deepFreeze({
+  file: {
+    string: 'file:///var/lib/xoa/backup',
+    object: {
+      type: 'file',
+      path: '/var/lib/xoa/backup'
+    }
+  },
+  SMB: {
+    string: 'smb://Administrator:pas:sw@ord@toto\\\\192.168.100.225\\smb\0',
+    object: {
+      type: 'smb',
+      host: '192.168.100.225\\smb',
+      path: '',
+      domain: 'toto',
+      username: 'Administrator',
+      password: 'pas:sw@ord'
+    }
+  },
+  NFS: {
+    string: 'nfs://192.168.100.225:/media/nfs',
+    object: {
+      type: 'nfs',
+      host: '192.168.100.225',
+      path: '/media/nfs'
+    }
+  }
+})
+
+const parseData = deepFreeze({
+  ...data,
+
+  'file with missing leading slash (#7)': {
+    string: 'file://var/lib/xoa/backup',
+    object: {
+      type: 'file',
+      path: '/var/lib/xoa/backup'
+    }
+  },
+  'nfs with missing leading slash': {
+    string: 'nfs://192.168.100.225:media/nfs',
+    object: {
+      type: 'nfs',
+      host: '192.168.100.225',
+      path: '/media/nfs'
+    }
+  }
+})
+
+const formatData = deepFreeze({
+  ...data,
+
+  'file with local type': {
+    string: 'file:///var/lib/xoa/backup',
+    object: {
+      type: 'local',
+      path: '/var/lib/xoa/backup'
+    }
+  }
+})
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('format', () => {
+  for (const name in formatData) {
+    const datum = formatData[name]
+    it(name, () => {
+      expect(format(datum.object)).to.equal(datum.string)
+    })
+  }
+})
+
+describe('parse', () => {
+  for (const name in parseData) {
+    const datum = parseData[name]
+    it(name, () => {
+      expect(parse(datum.string)).to.eql(datum.object)
+    })
+  }
+})