In that case you should do the insert first, then the delete in a separate mutation (with, presumably, an older timestamp).
2010/3/15 Ted Zlatanov <t...@lifelogs.com>: > Can there be any assurance that if I specify a Deletion and an insertion > for a specific SuperColumn in the same batch_mutate() call, they will > happen atomically? > > In other words I want to make sure readers don't get a missing value for > that SuperColumn if their read should occur after the Deletion but > before the insertion. > > Ted > >