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

## Functions

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