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

## Functions

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