# Plugin

interface Plugin<T>(source)

A `Plugin` represents an extension to Gradle. A plugin applies some configuration to a target object. Usually, this target object is a org.gradle.api.Project, but plugins can be applied to any type of objects.

#### Parameters

<T>

The type of object which this plugin can configure.

#### Inheritors

JavaGradlePluginPlugin
WrapperPlugin
BuildInitPlugin
AntlrPlugin
XCTestConventionPlugin
GoogleTestConventionPlugin
GoogleTestPlugin
CUnitPlugin
CUnitConventionPlugin
NativeTestingBasePlugin
NativeBinariesTestPlugin
CppUnitTestPlugin
ApplicationPlugin
GroovyPlugin
GroovyBasePlugin
JavaLibraryDistributionPlugin
JavaLibraryPlugin
JavaTestFixturesPlugin
WarPlugin
JavaPlugin
JvmTestSuitePlugin
TestReportAggregationPlugin
JavaBasePlugin
JvmToolchainsPlugin
JvmToolchainManagementPlugin
ProjectReportsPlugin
SoftwareReportingTasksPlugin
HelpTasksPlugin
JavaPlatformPlugin
JvmEcosystemPlugin
BasePlugin
ReportingBasePlugin
EarPlugin
JacocoReportAggregationPlugin
JacocoPlugin
ScalaPlugin
ScalaBasePlugin
AssemblerPlugin
AssemblerLangPlugin
WindowsResourcesPlugin
WindowsResourceScriptPlugin
SwiftBasePlugin
SwiftLibraryPlugin
SwiftApplicationPlugin
ObjectiveCppLangPlugin
ObjectiveCppPlugin
NativeBasePlugin
CppBasePlugin
CppApplicationPlugin
CppLibraryPlugin
CppLangPlugin
CppPlugin
CLangPlugin
CPlugin
ObjectiveCLangPlugin
ObjectiveCPlugin
SwiftPackageManagerExportPlugin
MicrosoftVisualCppCompilerPlugin
ClangCompilerPlugin
GccCompilerPlugin
SwiftCompilerPlugin
NativeComponentPlugin
NativeComponentModelPlugin
SigningPlugin
VersionCatalogPlugin
IvyPublishPlugin
MavenPublishPlugin
PublishingPlugin
TestingModelBasePlugin
TestSuiteBasePlugin
TestingBasePlugin
DistributionPlugin
DistributionBasePlugin
ComponentModelBasePlugin
LanguageBasePlugin
LifecycleBasePlugin
ComponentBasePlugin
BinaryBasePlugin
BuildDashboardPlugin

## Functions

apply
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abstract fun apply(target: T)
Apply this plugin to the given target object.