text: #!/usr/bin/env python3
  # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  """
  Created on Mon Jun 28 19:38:59 2021
  
  @author: shodges
  """
  
  import requests
  import sys
  import pandas as pd
  import xmltodict
  
  sys.path.append("/Users/shodges/Documents/GitHub/hilltop-py/hilltoppy/")
  import web_service as ws
  
  ### Parameters
  base_url = 'http://tsdata.horizons.govt.nz/'
  hts = 'boo.hts'
  request = 'DataTable'
  collection = 'River Level'
  site = 'Manawatu at Teachers College'
  measurement = 'Stage [Water Level]'
  from_date = '2021-06-28 00:00'
  to_date = '2021-06-29 00:00'
  #dtl_method = 'trend'
  
  url = ws.build_url(base_url=base_url, hts=hts, request=request, collection=collection, from_date=from_date, to_date=to_date)
  url = url + "&from=" + from_date + "&to=" + to_date
  print(url)
  
  
  resp = requests.get(url, timeout=300)
  data = xmltodict.parse(resp.text)['HilltopServer']['Results']
  df = pd.DataFrame(data)
  
  