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

## Functions

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