Userparameter Only Returns a string

[rosspoch]

I have been having an issue where no matter what I put into a userparameter it will only return as a string when using zabbix_agent2 -t some.key. I have tried forcing my output into an integer in many different ways.
The userparameter I am using boils down to:

UserParameter=some.key[*],command --flags | grep -cw "$1"

and this parameter returns [s|1] and I have observed it as many other numbers, not exclusively 1.
On the web side of this my item is declared as a numeric unsigned.
Any reason why it wants to be a string and how I can make it into an integer so it can be used?

[cyber]

If the returned 'value' is [s|1], then a simple preprocessing step like this will fix your issue. This will remove those characters from your data, and only leave the number.

[]s|

well, it is not exactly that easy.. "[s|1] " you can see, when testing the item (zabbix_agent2 -t item).

I think you can ignore it and just set your item typ as you need...
I tested with some random items, it is either "s" there, or "-" if there was no data .. "[-|ZBX_NODATA]". Everything else produced "s".
It seems to be agent2 related thing.. if you test with classic agent, you will get some other options also... u,t,d etc...

[bbonno]

If the returned 'value' is [s|1], then a simple preprocessing step like this will fix your issue. This will remove those characters from your data, and only leave the number.

[]s|

[cyber]

If the returned 'value' is [s|1], then a simple preprocessing step like this will fix your issue. This will remove those characters from your data, and only leave the number.

[]s|

well, it is not exactly that easy.. "[s|1] " you can see, when testing the item (zabbix_agent2 -t item).

I think you can ignore it and just set your item typ as you need...
I tested with some random items, it is either "s" there, or "-" if there was no data .. "[-|ZBX_NODATA]". Everything else produced "s".
It seems to be agent2 related thing.. if you test with classic agent, you will get some other options also... u,t,d etc...

[bbonno]

testing the item (zabbix_agent2 -t item).

It's been a while since I set up a Userparameter, and I don't think I've ever tested one from the command line like that. Running the agent like that, mine return [s|"actual Data"], but I have zero accommodations in my items for this, so I don't think any of these extra characters are sent to the Zabbix server/poxy.

[rosspoch]

well, it is not exactly that easy.. "[s|1] " you can see, when testing the item (zabbix_agent2 -t item).

I think you can ignore it and just set your item typ as you need...
I tested with some random items, it is either "s" there, or "-" if there was no data .. "[-|ZBX_NODATA]". Everything else produced "s".
It seems to be agent2 related thing.. if you test with classic agent, you will get some other options also... u,t,d etc...

Hmm, weird that Zabbix would 'devolve'. Assuming I don't have classic agent is there any preprocessing that can fix this so I can still use it. Even with it being a string it has always shown up as 0 on the server so something is getting thru.

[Hamardaban]

In order to test what data you will receive in item, you need to use zabbix_get , not zabbix_agent* -t !
and as Cyber wrote - you can ignore “string type” and just set your item typ as you need