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

## Functions

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