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

## Functions

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