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