Check the current version of maven artifacts at jcenter

queryver.py

# Query the current version of maven artifacts at jcenter

# Current favorites:
#
# org=org.jetbrains.kotlin pkg=kotlin-runtime
# org=io.kotlintest pkg=kotlintest
# org=no.tornado pkg=tornadofx

import requests

url = 'https://api.bintray.com/search/packages/maven'

aliases = {'pkg':'a', 'org': 'g'}

_defaults = {
    'repo' : 'jcenter'
}

def query(**kwargs):
    kwargs.update(_defaults)

    for k,v in kwargs.items():
        if k in aliases:
            del kwargs[k]
            kwargs[aliases[k]]=v

    req = requests.get(url, params=kwargs)

    if req.status_code == 200:
        return req.json()[0]['versions'][0]

    return ''

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys

    try:
        ans = query(**dict([i.split('=') for i in sys.argv[1:]]))
    except:
        ans = ''

    print(ans if ans else 'Request failed!')