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