code: def __make_patch_storeable(self, patch):
          
          new_patch = {}
          for key in patch:
              new_patch[key.replace(".", "|")] = patch[key]
  
          return new_patch
docs: Replace all dots with pipes in key names, mongo doesn't like to store keys with dots.
  
          :param dict patch: The patch that needs to be made storeable and applied in the future