send data and ENDOFDATA to main depending on rc and data availability

snmpd-oid-daemon.sh

@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ function submit_oids() {
     echo -n "UPDATE "
     declare -p oids | strip_declaration
   fi
-  echo ENDOFDATA
   return 0
 }
 
@@ -575,21 +574,15 @@ while :; do
       ((next_update+=delay))
       timetable[$func]=$next_update
       $first_run && echo "starting $func (refresh every $delay seconds)" >&$LOG
-      echo "gathering: executing $func"
-      data=$($func)
+      echo "gathering: executing $func" >&$DEBUGLOG
+      data=$($func </dev/null)
       rc=$?
       echo "gathering: $func exited (rc=$rc), schedule next refresh at $(date -d @$next_update)" >&$DEBUGLOG
-      # pipe gathered data to main
-      while read -r line; do
-        echo "gathering: received: $line"
-	last_line=$line
-      done <<< "$data"
-      if [ "$last_line" != "ENDOFDATA" ]; then
-        echo "gathering: $func did not return ENDOFDATA, skipping data" >&2
-	continue
+      if (( rc == 0 )) && [ -n "$data" ]; then
+        echo "gathering: sending data to main" >&$DEBUGLOG
+        echo "$data" 1>&$DATAIN
+        echo "ENDOFDATA" >&$DATAIN
       fi
-      echo "gathering: sending data update to main"
-      echo "$data" >&$DATAIN
     fi
   done