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

## Functions

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