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

## Functions

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