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