continuously log random meat ipsum to syslog using logger

loggertest.sh

#!/bin/bash

TMPFILE=$(mktemp)
finish() {
  rm -f "${TMPFILE}"
}
trap 'finish' EXIT

UNIQ_LINES=20

if curl -sSL -o "${TMPFILE}" "https://baconipsum.com/api/?type=all-meat&paras=$((UNIQ_LINES+1))&format=text" ; then
  I=0
  while IFS= read -r line ; do
    if [ -n "$line" ] ; then
      let "I++"
      declare "LOG_${I}"="$line"
    fi
  done < <("${TMPFILE}")
  
  I=0
  while true ; do
    let "I++"
    LOG="LOG_$(( ( RANDOM % 19 )  + 1 ))"
    echo "${!LOG} ${I}"
    (( I % UNIQ_LINES == 0 )) && sleep 0.25
  done | logger --tag loggertest
else
  echo 'failed to download sample messsages'
fi