Remote update_mode and add delete_item

tests/test_client.py

@@ -478,12 +478,19 @@ def test_put_items(self):
         }
 
         response = self._client.put_items(container=self._container,
-                                          path=self._path, items=items)
+                                          path=self._path,
+                                          items=items)
 
         self.assertTrue(response.success)
 
         self._verify_items(self._path, items)
 
+        # delete an item
+        self._client.delete_item(container=self._container, path=self._path + '/linda')
+        del(items['linda'])
+
+        self._verify_items(self._path, items)
+
     def test_put_items_with_error(self):
         items = {
             'bob': {'age': 42, 'feature': 'mustache'},

v3io/dataplane/client.py

@@ -291,8 +291,7 @@ def put_item(self,
                  access_key=None,
                  raise_for_status=None,
                  transport_actions=None,
-                 condition=None,
-                 update_mode=None):
+                 condition=None):
         """Creates an item with the provided attributes. If an item with the same name (primary key) already exists in
         the specified table, the existing item is completely overwritten (replaced with a new item). If the item or
         table do not exist, the operation creates them.
@@ -318,8 +317,6 @@ def put_item(self,
             The access key with which to authenticate. Defaults to the V3IO_ACCESS_KEY env.
         condition (Optional) : str
             A Boolean condition expression that defines a conditional logic for executing the put-item operation.
-        update_mode (Optional) : str
-            CreateOrReplaceAttributes (default): Creates or replaces attributes
 
         Return Value
         ----------
@@ -551,6 +548,24 @@ def get_items(self,
                                        locals(),
                                        v3io.dataplane.output.GetItemsOutput)
 
+    def delete_item(self, container, path, access_key=None, raise_for_status=None, transport_actions=None):
+        """Deletes an item.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        container (Required) : str
+            The container on which to operate.
+        path (Required) : str
+            The path of the item
+        access_key (Optional) : str
+            The access key with which to authenticate. Defaults to the V3IO_ACCESS_KEY env.
+
+        Return Value
+        ----------
+        A `Response` object.
+        """
+        return self.delete_object(container, path, access_key, raise_for_status, transport_actions)
+
     #
     # Stream
     #

v3io/dataplane/request.py

@@ -129,9 +129,6 @@ def encode_put_item(container_name, access_key, kwargs):
     if kwargs['condition'] is not None:
         body['ConditionExpression'] = kwargs['condition']
 
-    if kwargs['update_mode'] is not None:
-        body['UpdateMode'] = kwargs['update_mode']
-
     return _encode('PUT',
                    container_name,
                    access_key,