https://blog.chapimenge.com/posts/serverless/todo-api-serverless Todo functions

handler.py

'''
this method goes to below the update_todo function
'''

def delete_todo(event, context):
    '''
    Delete Todo Application in Dynamo DB
    
    Params:
        event: API Gateway Event
        context: Lambda Context
    
    Return:
        response: API Gateway Response
    
    response.body: JSON String
        message: String
        error: Boolean|String
    '''
    try:
        body = event['body']
        
        # check if the body is empty
        if body is None:
            raise Exception('Body is empty')

        # check if the body is a string and convert it to a dict
        if isinstance(body, str):
            body = json.loads(body)

        todo = body['todo']
        
        # check if the todo is empty
        if todo is None:
            raise Exception('Todo is empty')
        
        # check if todo is already in the table
        if table.get_item(Key={'todo': todo}).get('Item') is None:
            raise Exception('Todo does not exist')

        # delete todo
        table.delete_item(Key={'todo': todo})
        
        # return todoId
        response = {
            'statusCode': 200,
            'body': json.dumps({
                'message': 'Todo deleted',
                'error': False
            })
        }
        
        return response
        
    except Exception as e:
        # return error
        response = {
            'statusCode': 400,
            'body': json.dumps({
                'message': str(e),
                'error': True
            })
        }
        
        return response