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