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

## Functions

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