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

## Functions

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