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

## Functions

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