diff --git a/src/re_frame/middleware.cljs b/src/re_frame/middleware.cljs
index 7d10b19..e793aff 100644
--- a/src/re_frame/middleware.cljs
+++ b/src/re_frame/middleware.cljs
@@ -9,15 +9,17 @@
 
 
 (defn pure
-  "Middleware which adapts a pure handler to the standard calling convension"
+  "Middleware which adapts a pure handler to the non-pure standard calling convention"
   [handler]
   (fn new-handler
     [app-db event-vec]
     (assert (satisfies? IReactiveAtom app-db)
-            (str "re-frame: pure not given a Ratom" (if (map? app-db) ". Perhaps \"pure\" is in twice.")))
+            (str "re-frame: pure not given a Ratom" (if (map? app-db) ". Perhaps \"pure\" is used twice.")))
     (reset! app-db (handler @app-db event-vec))))
 
 
+
+;; warning: untested
 (defn undoable
   "Middleware which stores an undo checkpoint, prior to handler being called."
   [handler]
@@ -28,22 +30,7 @@
 
 
 
-
-;; check the state of db AFTER the handler has run, using a prismatic Schema.
-#_(defn check-schema
-"Middleware for checking that a handlers mutations leave the state in a schema-matching way"
-[a-prismatic-schema]
-(fn middleware
-  [next-handler]
-  (fn handler
-    [db v]
-    (let [val    (next-handler db v)
-          valid? true]   ;; XXXXX  replace true by code which checks the schema using original parameter
-      (if (not valid?)
-        (warn "re-frame: schema not valid after:" v))
-      val))))
-
-
+;; warning: untested
 (defn apply-event
   "Middleware which removes the first bit of v, and \"expands\" other parameters.
   Normally handlers get two paramters:  db and v.
@@ -55,6 +42,7 @@
     (apply handler (cons db (rest v)))))
 
 
+;; warning: untested
 (defn path
   "Supplies a sub-tree of `app-db` to the handler.
   Assumes pure is
@@ -64,10 +52,14 @@
     [handler]
     (fn new-handler
       [db v]
-      (warn (vector? p) "re-frame: ex")
-      (assoc-in db p (handler db v)))))
+      (if (satisfies? IReactiveAtom db)
+        (str "re-frame: \"path\" used in middleware, without prior \"pure\"."))
+      (if-not (vector? p)
+        (warn  "re-frame: \"path\" expected a vector, got: " v))
+      (assoc-in db p (handler (get-in db p) v)))))
 
 
+;; warning: untested
 (defn validate
   "Middleware that applies a validation function to the db after the handler is finished.
 The validation function f, might assoc warnings and errors to the new state, created by the handler.
@@ -80,6 +72,7 @@ By validation, I mean validation of what the user has entered, or the state they
       (f (handler db v)))))
 
 
+;; warning: untested
 (defn log-events
   "Middleware that logs events (vec) using to the given logger fucntion"
   [logger]
@@ -91,3 +84,19 @@ By validation, I mean validation of what the user has entered, or the state they
       (handler db v))))
 
 
+
+
+;; warning: untested
+;; check the state of db AFTER the handler has run, using a prismatic Schema.
+#_(defn check-schema
+"Middleware for checking that a handlers mutations leave the state in a schema-matching way"
+[a-prismatic-schema]
+(fn middleware
+  [next-handler]
+  (fn handler
+    [db v]
+    (let [val    (next-handler db v)
+          valid? true]   ;; XXXXX  replace true by code which checks the schema using original parameter
+      (if (not valid?)
+        (warn "re-frame: schema not valid after:" v))
+      val))))
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