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

## Functions

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