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

## Functions

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