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

## Functions

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