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

## Functions

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