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

## Functions

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