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