latest_paper.sh

#! /bin/bash
jqpkg='jq'
if ! dpkg -s $jqpkg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  sudo apt install $jqpkg
fi

echo "Collecting information about the latest PaperMC version.."
group_version=$( curl -s -X GET "https://papermc.io/api/v2/projects/paper" | jq -r '.version_groups | last' )
latest_version=$( curl -s -X GET "https://papermc.io/api/v2/projects/paper/version_group/${group_version}" | jq -r '.versions | last' )
latest_build=$( curl -s -X GET "https://papermc.io/api/v2/projects/paper/versions/${latest_version}" | jq -r '.builds | last' )
echo "Downloading version $latest_version build $latest_build"
curl -o paper.jar "https://papermc.io/api/v2/projects/paper/versions/${latest_version}/builds/${latest_build}/downloads/paper-${latest_version}-${latest_build}.jar"
echo "Download complete!"