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

## Functions

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