Set and Unset Properties in Embedded Document in Same GraphQL Mutation

MongoDB Atlas App Services & Realm Atlas GraphQL API
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Hello!

I am trying to create a React form component to update documents via GraphQL. I would like the form to be able to both set and unset fields in the same operation. When I try to make a request such as the following:

mutation updateOneInvitation($query: InvitationQueryInput, $set: InvitationUpdateInput!) { updateOneInvitation(query: $query, set: $set) { ...invitation_all } } fragment invitation_all on Invitation { _id defaults { firstName lastName timezone } organization issued accepted email }

…where my $set variable is the following:

{
  "defaults": {
    "firstName_unset": true,
    "lastName_unset": true,
    "timezone": "America/Chicago"
  }
}

I get the following error:
Error: Updating the path 'defaults' would create a conflict at 'defaults'

Some cursory Googling led me to this StackOverflow post:

It would appear that setting and unsetting properties on an embedded document via the GraphQL is internally creating a MongoDB query which uses $set and $unset on the same embedded document, leading to this unexpected error.

How can I get around this, and both set and unset properties on an embedded document in the same request? I could do this in two operations but hide that fact from my users, which seems like a workable workaround for now, but I’d much prefer do this in one GraphQL request for the added reliability, simplicity, and responsiveness.

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