DynamoDB allows an UpdateItem operation "REMOVE x.y" when a map x
exists in the item, but x.y doesn't - the removal silently does
nothing. Alternator incorrectly generated an error in this case,
and unfortunately we didn't have a test for this case.
So in this patch we add the missing test (which fails on Alternator
before this patch - and passes on DynamoDB) and then fix the behavior.
After this patch, "REMOVE x.y" will remain an error if "x" doesn't
exist (saying "document paths not valid for this item"), but if "x"
exists and is a map, but "x.y" doesn't, the removal will silently
do nothing and will not be an error.
Fixes#10043.
Signed-off-by: Nadav Har'El <nyh@scylladb.com>
Message-Id: <20220207133652.181994-1-nyh@scylladb.com>
(cherry picked from commit 9982a28007)
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