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Run or add ScottPlot 5 tests. Use for unit-test and cookbook-test work; unless explicitly asked otherwise, restrict manual test execution to the Unit Tests and Cookbook projects.

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ScottPlot Unit Tests

Allowed manual test projects:

dotnet test "src/ScottPlot5/ScottPlot5 Tests/Unit Tests/ScottPlot Unit Tests.csproj"
dotnet test "src/ScottPlot5/ScottPlot5 Cookbook/ScottPlot Cookbook.csproj"

For iteration, prefer a focused NUnit filter:

dotnet test "src/ScottPlot5/ScottPlot5 Tests/Unit Tests/ScottPlot Unit Tests.csproj" --filter "FullyQualifiedName~CoordinateTests"
dotnet test "src/ScottPlot5/ScottPlot5 Cookbook/ScottPlot Cookbook.csproj" --filter "FullyQualifiedName~RecipeTests"

When adding tests, read nearby coverage first. Place tests near related code, match namespace/folder style, use NUnit [Test]/[TestCase], prefer Assert.That(...) and Assert.Multiple(...), and avoid new FluentAssertions usage. Name tests like Test_Component_Behavior. For render coverage, reuse existing helpers such as plt.Should().RenderInMemoryWithoutThrowing(), plt.Should().SavePngWithoutThrowing(), or plt.SaveTestImage(). Keep tests deterministic and focused.