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

## Functions

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