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

## Functions

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