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

There is no gradle counterpart as far as I know. However following the steps given below is enough for most cases:

• Generate project with maven and your selection of maven archetype.
• Convert the maven project to gradle project. You can do that by executing the below command in the directory where your master pom.xml is located:

gradle init

It is supposed to work with all basic maven archetypes.