In Corda, what does `getPaper()` mean in the tutorial “Writing a contract test”?

Question

I am following the following Corda tutorial: https://docs.corda.net/tutorial-test-dsl.html.

Can someone explain the line val inState = getPaper()? It doesn’t appear before this page.

Answer 1

This is simply a test method to return a new commercial paper state.

Currently, beyond the Hello, World! tutorials (https://docs.corda.net/hello-world-introduction.html and https://docs.corda.net/tut-two-party-introduction.html), the tutorials are not supposed to follow on from each other to create a full CorDapp. They are simply examples of how various features work.

It may also be helpful to look at the various sample CorDapps defined here: https://www.corda.net/samples/.