# 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
ObjectiveCppPlugin
ObjectiveCppLangPlugin
WindowsResourceScriptPlugin
WindowsResourcesPlugin
ComponentModelBasePlugin
LanguageBasePlugin
LifecycleBasePlugin
CppLangPlugin
CppPlugin
CppApplicationPlugin
CppLibraryPlugin
CppBasePlugin
AssemblerPlugin
AssemblerLangPlugin
ObjectiveCPlugin
ObjectiveCLangPlugin
CPlugin
CLangPlugin
TestingModelBasePlugin
TestingBasePlugin
TestSuiteBasePlugin
NativeComponentModelPlugin
NativeComponentPlugin
NativeBinariesTestPlugin
NativeTestingBasePlugin
GoogleTestConventionPlugin
GoogleTestPlugin
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
JacocoReportAggregationPlugin
JacocoPlugin
ScalaPlugin
ScalaBasePlugin
SigningPlugin
VersionCatalogPlugin
CppUnitTestPlugin
XCTestConventionPlugin
NativeBasePlugin
SwiftBasePlugin
SwiftApplicationPlugin
SwiftLibraryPlugin
SwiftPackageManagerExportPlugin
IvyPublishPlugin
MavenPublishPlugin
PublishingPlugin
DistributionPlugin
DistributionBasePlugin
SwiftCompilerPlugin
GccCompilerPlugin
MicrosoftVisualCppCompilerPlugin
ClangCompilerPlugin
BuildDashboardPlugin

## Functions

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