# 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
NativeTestingBasePlugin
NativeBinariesTestPlugin
GoogleTestConventionPlugin
GoogleTestPlugin
CUnitPlugin
CUnitConventionPlugin
CppUnitTestPlugin
XCTestConventionPlugin
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
ObjectiveCppPlugin
ObjectiveCppLangPlugin
NativeBasePlugin
SwiftBasePlugin
SwiftApplicationPlugin
SwiftLibraryPlugin
WindowsResourceScriptPlugin
WindowsResourcesPlugin
CppApplicationPlugin
CppLibraryPlugin
CppLangPlugin
CppBasePlugin
CppPlugin
AssemblerPlugin
AssemblerLangPlugin
ObjectiveCPlugin
ObjectiveCLangPlugin
CPlugin
CLangPlugin
SwiftPackageManagerExportPlugin
NativeComponentPlugin
NativeComponentModelPlugin
SwiftCompilerPlugin
GccCompilerPlugin
MicrosoftVisualCppCompilerPlugin
ClangCompilerPlugin
SigningPlugin
VersionCatalogPlugin
IvyPublishPlugin
MavenPublishPlugin
PublishingPlugin
TestingModelBasePlugin
TestSuiteBasePlugin
TestingBasePlugin
DistributionPlugin
DistributionBasePlugin
BinaryBasePlugin
ComponentBasePlugin
ComponentModelBasePlugin
LanguageBasePlugin
LifecycleBasePlugin
BuildDashboardPlugin

## Functions

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