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

## Functions

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