Gradle counterpart to Maven archetype?

Question

What is the Gradle counterpart to Maven archetypes? How can I give other Gradle users a template for the file and directory layout for a new project?

Answer 1

Use build init plugin:

~$ mkdir newproj
~$ cd newproj
~/newproj$ gradle init --type java-library

At the moment java-library, scala-library, groovy-library, java-application, pom and basic supported. The feature is incubating, thus it can be changed in future releases, so keep an eye on docs.

Answer 2

Looks like solution is available now: https://plugins.gradle.org/plugin/com.orctom.archetype

Answer 3

Gradle doesn't support this (yet). There's a open feature request opened already.