add deployment level path and ENV routing

src/config/paths.py

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+"""
+Path configuration for local vs deployed environments.
+
+This module handles different paths for local development vs deployed (HF Spaces) environments.
+"""
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Determine if we're in a deployed environment (HF Spaces/Docker) or local
+# Check for environment variable or Docker-like paths
+IS_DEPLOYED = (
+    os.getenv("DEPLOYED", "false").lower() == "true" or
+    os.path.exists("/app") or
+    os.getenv("SPACES_ID") is not None or
+    os.path.exists("/.dockerenv")
+)
+
+# PROJECT_DIR: Base directory for application files
+# In deployed: /app, in local: current working directory or project root
+if IS_DEPLOYED:
+    PROJECT_DIR = Path("/app")
+else:
+    # For local development, use current working directory or find project root
+    cwd = Path.cwd()
+    # Try to find project root (directory containing this src/ folder)
+    project_root = cwd
+    while project_root != project_root.parent:
+        if (project_root / "src" / "config").exists():
+            break
+        project_root = project_root.parent
+    PROJECT_DIR = project_root
+
+# Cache directories - different for local vs deployed
+# Local: Use default user cache locations (don't override)
+# Deployed: Use PROJECT_DIR/.cache
+if IS_DEPLOYED:
+    CACHE_DIR = PROJECT_DIR / ".cache"
+    HF_CACHE_DIR = CACHE_DIR / "huggingface"
+    STREAMLIT_CACHE_DIR = CACHE_DIR / "streamlit"
+else:
+    # For local, use default user cache (let libraries use their defaults)
+    HF_CACHE_DIR = None  # Will use HF defaults (~/.cache/huggingface)
+    STREAMLIT_CACHE_DIR = None  # Will use Streamlit defaults
+
+# Application directories
+FEEDBACK_DIR = PROJECT_DIR / "feedback"
+CONVERSATIONS_DIR = PROJECT_DIR / "conversations"
+STREAMLIT_CONFIG_DIR = PROJECT_DIR / ".streamlit"
+
+# Log the configuration
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(f"IS_DEPLOYED: {IS_DEPLOYED}")
+    print(f"PROJECT_DIR: {PROJECT_DIR}")
+    print(f"HF_CACHE_DIR: {HF_CACHE_DIR}")
+    print(f"FEEDBACK_DIR: {FEEDBACK_DIR}")
+    print(f"CONVERSATIONS_DIR: {CONVERSATIONS_DIR}")
+
+
+