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+// ==UserScript==
+// @id             iitc-plugin-basemap-stamen@jonatkins
+// @name           IITC plugin: Map layers from stamen.com
+// @category       Map Tiles
+// @version        0.1.0.@@DATETIMEVERSION@@
+// @namespace      https://github.com/jonatkins/ingress-intel-total-conversion
+// @updateURL      @@UPDATEURL@@
+// @downloadURL    @@DOWNLOADURL@@
+// @description    [@@BUILDNAME@@-@@BUILDDATE@@] Adds the 'Toner' and 'Watercolor' map layers from maps.stamen.com
+// @include        https://www.ingress.com/intel*
+// @include        http://www.ingress.com/intel*
+// @match          https://www.ingress.com/intel*
+// @match          http://www.ingress.com/intel*
+// @grant          none
+// ==/UserScript==
+
+@@PLUGINSTART@@
+
+// PLUGIN START ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+
+// use own namespace for plugin
+window.plugin.mapTileStamen = function() {};
+
+window.plugin.mapTileStamen.setup = function() {
+
+  load('http://maps.stamen.com/js/tile.stamen.js?v1.2.3').thenRun(window.plugin.mapTileStamen.addLayer);
+}
+
+window.plugin.mapTileStamen.addLayer = function() {
+
+  var types = {
+    'toner': 'Toner',
+//    'toner-hybrid': 'Toner Hybrid',  // transparent layer. could be usefun over satelliate imagery or similar
+//    'toner-labels': 'Toner Labels',  // transparent layer. could be usefun over satelliate imagery or similar
+//    'toner-lines': 'Toner Lines',  // transparent layer. could be usefun over satelliate imagery or similar
+    'toner-background': 'Toner Background',
+    'toner-lite': 'Toner Lite',
+    'watercolor': 'Watercolor',
+  };
+
+  for (var type in types) {
+    var name = types[type];
+
+    var layer = new L.StamenTileLayer(type);
+
+    layerChooser.addBaseLayer(layer,'Stamen '+name);
+  }
+
+};
+
+var setup =  window.plugin.mapTileStamen.setup;
+
+// PLUGIN END //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+@@PLUGINEND@@