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