def is_src_url(param):
    """
    Check if a parameter is a URL and return True if so
    NOTE: be careful about changing this as it will influence how devtool/recipetool command line handling works
    """
    if not param:
        return False
    elif '://' in param:
        return True
    elif param.startswith('git@') or ('@' in param and param.endswith('.git')):
        return True
    return False