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

## Functions

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