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