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

## Functions

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