getSampleData.r

#' Import Sample Data for WRTDS
#'
#' Imports data from NWIS web service. This function gets the data from here: \url{http://qwwebservices.usgs.gov/}
#' A list of parameter codes can be found here: \url{http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/pmcodes/}
#' A list of statistic codes can be found here: \url{http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/help/?read_file=stat&format=table}
#'
#' @param siteNumber string USGS site number.  This is usually an 8 digit number
#' @param ParameterCd string USGS parameter code.  This is usually an 5 digit number.
#' @param StartDate string starting date for data retrieval in the form YYYY-MM-DD.
#' @param EndDate string ending date for data retrieval in the form YYYY-MM-DD.
#' @param interactive logical Option for interactive mode.  If true, there is user interaction for error handling and data checks.
#' @keywords data import USGS WRTDS
#' @export
#' @return Sample dataframe
#' @seealso \code{\link{compressData}}, \code{\link{populateSampleColumns}}
#' @examples
#' # These examples require an internet connection to run
#' getSampleData('01594440','01075', '1985-01-01', '1985-03-31', interactive=FALSE)
#' getSampleData('05114000','00915;00931', '1985-01-01', '1985-03-31', interactive=FALSE)
#' getSampleData('05114000','00915;00931', '', '', interactive=FALSE)
getSampleData <- function(siteNumber,ParameterCd,StartDate,EndDate,interactive=TRUE){
  data <- getQWData(siteNumber,ParameterCd,StartDate,EndDate,interactive=interactive)
  compressedData <- compressData(data, interactive=interactive)
  Sample <- populateSampleColumns(compressedData)
  return(Sample)
}