Error: dynamodb list_append returns true but does not work
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
What's Causing This Error
This is not exactly an error but can likely be caused due to a programmer-introduced bug. The list_append()
function accepts two parameters: the initial list and the value to append.
If you provide an empty array to append to it, the function will still execute successfully, but nothing will change in the database, which might make you feel like the function does not work.
Solution: Here's How To Resolve It
To resolve the error, carefully provide the arguments for the function as shown below:
const params = { TableName: 'test-table', UpdateExpression: 'SET users = list_append(:users, newUser)'. ExpressionAttributeValues: { // append an array, as DynamoDB will join the arrays while it saves. newUser: [{name: 'Jake'}] } }
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