* @return the converted path with appropriate protocol prefix
     */
    protected String convertCrawlingPath(final String path) {
        if (ComponentUtil.getProtocolHelper().hasKnownProtocol(path)) {
            return path;
        }

        if (path.startsWith("www.")) {
            return "http://" + path;
        }

        if (path.startsWith("//")) {

     * Used to determine if path conversion is needed in the wizard.
     *
     * @param path the path to check
     * @return true if the path has a known protocol prefix
     */
    public boolean hasKnownProtocol(final String path) {
        return path.startsWith("http:") || path.startsWith("https:") || path.startsWith("smb:") || path.startsWith("smb1:")