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

## Functions

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