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

## Functions

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