PROBLEM: test_pcolormesh_comprehensive.f90 contains 501 lines, exceeding 500-line architectural hard limit by 0.2%. Test files violating size limits indicate systematic testing approach problems.
EVIDENCE:
- File size: 501 lines (wc -l verification)
- Hard limit: 500 lines maximum
- Violation: 1 line over absolute maximum
- Test consolidation gone wrong - comprehensive tests should be modular
SOLUTION:
- Break comprehensive test into focused test modules
- Create test_pcolormesh_basic.f90, test_pcolormesh_advanced.f90
- Separate rendering tests from functionality tests
- Extract common test utilities to shared module
- Ensure each test file <200 lines for maintainability
TEST ARCHITECTURE VIOLATION: Monolithic tests violate maintainability and debugging efficiency.