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

## Functions

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