docs: palace_path must have even number of segments#5
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Firestore paths alternate collection/document, so any palace_path used
as a prefix for collection creation must have an even number of
segments — otherwise `db.collection(f"{palace_path}/{name}")` fails
with ValueError.
This bites anyone nesting the palace under a user doc (e.g.
"users/{id}/memory" feels natural but is 3 segments and produces an
invalid collection path). The fix is to add an anchor doc level
("users/{id}/memory/palace"), which Firestore materializes implicitly.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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FIRESTORE_BACKEND.mdexplaining whypalace_pathmust have an even number of segments.Firestore paths alternate
collection/document/collection/document…. Since the backend usespalace_pathas a document-level prefix and appends a collection name to it ({palace_path}/mempalace_drawers), the prefix must be even-segmented — otherwise the resulting path is invalid and Firestore raisesValueError: A collection path must have an odd number of components.This bites anyone nesting the palace under a user doc. A natural-feeling
users/{id}/memoryis 3 segments → invalid. The fix is to add an anchor doc level, e.g.users/{id}/memory/palace, which Firestore materializes implicitly.Includes a clear ✅/❌ table of examples.
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