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

## Functions

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