conditional-update-item
Update an item only when a prior read confirms it exists.
Reads an item by primary key and branches: when the item is present it runs UpdateItem, otherwise it ends without modifying anything.
2 steps
inputs: expressionAttributeNames, expressionAttributeValues, key, tableName, updateExpression
outputs: updatedAttributes
1
readItem
Read the target item by its primary key to confirm it exists.
2
updateItem
Apply the update expression to the item that the prior read confirmed exists, returning the new attribute values.
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