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

## Functions

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