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

## Functions

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