From 66dcad493e8acdf6fe61b7face4fb255b8413241 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cody Baker <51133164+CodyCBakerPhD@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:20:54 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] method to import checks from any known extensions

---
 src/nwbinspector/__init__.py | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/nwbinspector/__init__.py b/src/nwbinspector/__init__.py
index bad199d9b..01015b2f7 100644
--- a/src/nwbinspector/__init__.py
+++ b/src/nwbinspector/__init__.py
@@ -15,3 +15,12 @@
 from .checks.icephys import *
 
 default_check_registry = {check.__name__: check for check in available_checks}
+
+# Automatically import from a set of known extensions that might be installed
+import importlib
+
+KNOWN_EXTENSIONS = ["ndx_multichannel_volume"]
+for extension_candidate in KNOWN_EXTENSIONS:
+    if importlib.util.find_spec(name=extension_candidate) is not None:
+        importlib.import_module(name=extension_candidate)
+        # Any checks exposed to the extension __init__ will now be registered

From de7258219d277ae195ac1c107fdc4c40c87bed1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cody Baker <51133164+CodyCBakerPhD@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 09:33:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update CHANGELOG.md

---
 CHANGELOG.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 32a13b50d..fd43468f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 
 * Fixed `--modules` flag in `nwbinspector` command line interface to allow for import of additional modules in the command line. This was necessary to be able to register new customized checks to the NWB Inspector. [#446](https://github.com/NeurodataWithoutBorders/nwbinspector/pull/446)
 
+### Improvements
+
+* Enabled auto-import of checks defined from a set of known extensions, beginning with `ndx_multichannel_volume`. [#447](https://github.com/NeurodataWithoutBorders/nwbinspector/pull/447)
+
+
+
 # v0.4.33
 
 ### Fixes