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