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

## Functions

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