Alternatives to Maven Archetypes

Question

We're currently using Ant with Ivy for build and dependency management, but there's an interest in providing template starter projects like Maven provides using archetypes.

http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-archetypes.html

However, we don't want to go the Maven route for building and dependency management as Ant/Ivy suits our needs currently.

Are there any alternatives that people use instead of Maven archetypes?

Alternatively, are people just using Maven archetypes in a way that complements their Ant/Ivy projects?

Answer 1

UPDATE: 2016-12-13
This subproject stands retired/archived as shared on its homepage.

There is young project which just finished incubating in Apache which tries to provide the missing pieces from Ant+Ivy which exist in the Maven world. It is EasyAnt.

In EasyAnt world, archetypes are called skeletons.

Answer 2

Use SpringSource Tool Suite (STS) and its project templates support (see this blog for more info)