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

## Functions

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