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

## Functions

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