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

## Functions

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