--- a/labs/openlayers/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMTSCapabilities.js
+++ b/labs/openlayers/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMTSCapabilities.js
@@ -1,1 +1,163 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2006-2010 by OpenLayers Contributors (see authors.txt for 
+ * full list of contributors). Published under the Clear BSD license.  
+ * See http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers/license.txt for the
+ * full text of the license. */
 
+/**
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Format/XML.js
+ */
+ 
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Format.WMTSCapabilities
+ * Read WMTS Capabilities.
+ * 
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Format.XML>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Format.WMTSCapabilities = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
+    
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: defaultVersion
+     * {String} Version number to assume if none found.  Default is "1.0.0".
+     */
+    defaultVersion: "1.0.0",
+    
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: version
+     * {String} Specify a version string if one is known.
+     */
+    version: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: parser
+     * {<OpenLayers.Format>} A cached versioned format used for reading.
+     */
+    parser: null,
+    
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: yx
+     * {Object} Members in the yx object are used to determine if a CRS URN
+     *     corresponds to a CRS with y,x axis order.  Member names are CRS URNs
+     *     and values are boolean.  By default, the following CRS URN are 
+     *     assumed to correspond to a CRS with y,x axis order:
+     *
+     * * urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
+     */
+    yx: {
+        "urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326": true
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Format.WMTSCapabilities
+     * Create a new parser for WMTS capabilities.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * options - {Object} An optional object whose properties will be set on
+     *     this instance.
+     */
+    initialize: function(options) {
+        OpenLayers.Format.XML.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [options]);
+        this.options = options;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: read
+     * Read capabilities data from a string, and return information about
+     * the service (offering and observedProperty mostly).
+     * 
+     * Parameters: 
+     * data - {String} or {DOMElement} data to read/parse.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} Info about the WMTS Capabilities
+     */
+    read: function(data) {
+        if (typeof data == "string") {
+            data = OpenLayers.Format.XML.prototype.read.apply(this, [data]);
+        }
+        var root = data.documentElement;
+        var version = this.version || root.getAttribute("version") || this.defaultVersion;
+        if (!this.parser || this.parser.version !== version) {
+            var constr = OpenLayers.Format.WMTSCapabilities[
+                "v" + version.replace(/\./g, "_")
+            ];
+            if (!constr) {
+                throw new Error("Can't find a WMTS capabilities parser for version " + version);
+            }
+            this.parser = new constr(this.options);
+        }
+        return this.parser.read(data);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: createLayer
+     * Create a WMTS layer given a capabilities object.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * capabilities - {Object} The object returned from a <read> call to this 
+     *     format.
+     * config - {Object} Configuration properties for the layer.  Defaults for
+     *     the layer will apply if not provided.
+     *
+     * Required config properties:
+     * layer - {String} The layer identifier.
+     * matrixSet - {String} The matrix set identifier.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {<OpenLayers.Layer.WMTS>} A properly configured WMTS layer.  Throws an
+     *     error if an incomplete config is provided.  Returns undefined if no
+     *     layer could be created with the provided config.
+     */ 
+    createLayer: function(capabilities, config) {
+        var layer;
+
+        // confirm required properties are supplied in config
+        var required = {
+            layer: true,
+            matrixSet: true
+        };
+        for (var prop in required) {
+            if (!(prop in config)) {
+                throw new Error("Missing property '" + prop + "' in layer configuration.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        var contents = capabilities.contents;
+        var matrixSet = contents.tileMatrixSets[config.matrixSet];
+
+        // find the layer definition with the given identifier
+        var layers = contents.layers;
+        var layerDef;
+        for (var i=0, ii=contents.layers.length; i<ii; ++i) {
+            if (contents.layers[i].identifier === config.layer) {
+                layerDef = contents.layers[i];
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if (layerDef && matrixSet) {
+            // get the default style for the layer
+            var style;
+            for (var i=0, ii=layerDef.styles.length; i<ii; ++i) {
+                style = layerDef.styles[i];
+                if (style.isDefault) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            
+            layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMTS(
+                OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(config, {
+                    url: capabilities.operationsMetadata.GetTile.dcp.http.get,
+                    name: layerDef.title,
+                    style: style,
+                    matrixIds: matrixSet.matrixIds
+                })
+            );
+        }
+        return layer;
+    },
+    
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Format.WMTSCapabilities" 
+
+});
+