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

## Functions

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