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

## Functions

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