[WIP] add age.reference support

nwbinspector/checks/nwbfile_metadata.py

@@ -127,6 +127,18 @@ def check_subject_age(subject: Subject):
         )
 
 
+@register_check(importance=Importance.BEST_PRACTICE_SUGGESTION, neurodata_type=Subject)
+def check_subject_age_reference(subject: Subject):
+    """Check if the Subject age reference is one of supported options."""
+    valid_options = ["birth", "?"]
+    if subject.age.reference not in valid_options:
+        return InspectorMessage(
+            message=(
+                f"Subject age reference, '{subject.age.reference}', is not one of the valid options ({valid_options})."
+            )
+        )
+
+
 @register_check(importance=Importance.BEST_PRACTICE_SUGGESTION, neurodata_type=Subject)
 def check_subject_id_exists(subject: Subject):
     """Check if subject_id is defined."""

nwbinspector/internal_configs/dandi.inspector_config.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CRITICAL:  # All the fields under CRITICAL will be required for dandi validate to pass
   - check_subject_exists
   - check_subject_id_exists
+  - check_subject_age_reference
 BEST_PRACTICE_VIOLATION:
   - check_subject_sex # these are planned to be elevated to CRITICAL when required for DANDI validate
   - check_subject_species # these are planned to be elevated to CRITICAL when required for DANDI validate

requirements.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pynwb
+pynwb @ git+https://github.com/NeurodataWithoutBorders/pynwb.git@age_reference  # relax to pynwb when upstream is merged
 PyYAML
 jsonschema
 packaging