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

## Functions

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