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

## Functions

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