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

## Functions

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