Retrieve the image URL of the latest version of a public available vagrant box

getvagrantboximageurl.sh

#!/bin/bash

# This script retrieves the imagefile URL for the latest version of a vagrant box that is public available over atlas
# it understands responses with multiple providers for the same version
#
# Based on https://blog.abysm.org/2016/04/hashicorp-atlas-external-images-location/
# 
# IMPORTANT: Works only until box config as JSON response is available trough https://atlas.hashicorp.com
# SEE: https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/vagrant-cloud/vagrant-cloud-migration.html
# If the JSON URL changes this may be available from the docs: https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/boxes/versioning.html

# get jq from https://stedolan.github.io/jq/download/
if [ "$(which jq)" == "" ]; then echo "You need 'jq' for this script to function"; echo "get it from https://stedolan.github.io/jq/download/"; e

# provide the vagrant init boxname into the THEBOX variable ( for example \"ubuntu/trusty64\", \"centos/7\", etc )
#THEBOX="centos/7"
#THEBOX="ubuntu/trusty64"
THEBOX=
if [ "${THEBOX}" == "" ]; then echo "Please provide the vagrant init boxname into the THEBOX variable ( for example \"ubuntu/trusty64\", \"cento

BOXURLS=$(curl --silent --location "https://atlas.hashicorp.com/${THEBOX}" | jq -r '.versions[0].providers[].url')

for BOXURL in ${BOXURLS}
do
    THEPROVIDER=$(echo ${BOXURL} | sed -e "s/.*providers.\(.*\)\.box.*/\1/g")
    IMAGEURL=$(curl --silent --head ${BOXURL} | grep Location: | awk {' print $2 '})
    echo -n "${THEPROVIDER} provider: "
    echo "${IMAGEURL}"
done