Rails - Nov 2005 - Is there a Rails-like project out that just makes writing software easier?

Hey guys,

It struck me the other day that one of the nicest things about Rails  
is that it knows a lot of things so I don''t have to. For instance,  
when i want to create a new Rails project I just type "rails path/to/ 
new/project" and a handful of seconds later I get a dummied out  
webapp with test frameworks and all. I then run ./script/generate and  
start building the application out from there. I don''t have to worry  
about where to put my

Nothing too surprising there. What is surprising is how unbelievably  
useful that is. I''m no longer a coder, I know how to program in a  
number of languages but I''ve been specializing in Web Technologies  
(and relying on REALLY clever java coders) for long enough that I''m  
very rusty. Ruby helps me get back into the game. But every time I  
want to start a project, even to do something relatively trivial, I  
always run into the question, "How do I start this?". I''m not
sure
how I should arrange my files, where I should put my test cases, etc.

I would like someone a lot smarter than I to build something like the  
Rails generators but far more generalized. Things I would like it to do:
1) Create a framework for building your app. Perhaps it could take a  
list of dependancies you know you''re going to need and gets them setup
		CreateProject myproject RMagick JabberR MYSQL
		CreateProject myproject Rails <-- AKA rails myproject only it would  
install rails if it hadn''t already?
2) Generator for classes
		./script/generate class myclass
		./script/generate class mymodule/myclass
		./script/generate class mymodule/myclass -i InheritedClass -m  
MixInModule1 -m MixinModule2

	Or something. The important point would be that it would create the  
necessary files, including unit test files. Perhaps a testing  
framework like that of Rails where YAML is used to create fixtures  
for testing could be prescribed.
	Also, as I understand things, if you''re creating a relatively  
complex module where you have multiple files, you would have  
mymodule.rb that would require mymodule/myclass.rb. I''d like to have  
mymodule.rb automatically maintained.
3) Scripts for "gemifying" your project. I assume that, assuming  
you''ve written code in a particular fashion, you could automate the  
process of turning your code into a gem.

I guess that basically I''m looking for Rails without the Rails  
"Database App on the Web" paradigm.