This also sounds a lot like what Mozilla has done: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/tools/builder
Would it be preferable to have this as a web-based program where you enter your data into a form and download a zip? Or would this be preferred as a stand-alone program that generates the skeleton in a directory of your choosing? Or both? It might be a little bit of a pain to maintain both, but I can certainly go that route if need be. Either way fits my own needs.
Thank you, Derric Atzrott