Handle unhandled error; remove error handling in server-only function (error would never become visible to user)

syncserver/server.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package syncserver
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -14,16 +13,10 @@ import (
 // GetRemoteDataFromServer prints to stdout the remote entries, mod times, folders, and deletions.
 // Lists in output are separated by FSSpace.
 // Output is meant to be captured over SSH for interpretation by the client.
-func GetRemoteDataFromServer(clientDeviceID string) error {
-	entryList, dirList, err := synccommon.WalkEntryDir()
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.New("unable to walk entry directory: " + err.Error())
-	}
+func GetRemoteDataFromServer(clientDeviceID string) {
+	entryList, dirList, _ := synccommon.WalkEntryDir()
 	modList := synccommon.GetModTimes(entryList)
-	deletionsList, err := os.ReadDir(global.ConfigDir + global.PathSeparator + "deletions")
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.New("unable to read deletions directory: " + err.Error())
-	}
+	deletionsList, _ := os.ReadDir(global.ConfigDir + global.PathSeparator + "deletions")
 
 	// print the current UNIX timestamp to stdout
 	fmt.Print(time.Now().Unix())
@@ -60,5 +53,4 @@ func GetRemoteDataFromServer(clientDeviceID string) error {
 			_ = os.Remove(global.ConfigDir + global.PathSeparator + "deletions" + global.PathSeparator + deletion.Name()) // error ignored; function not run from a user-facing argument and thus the error would not be visible
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
 }