The only thing missing is I cannot find the 'well known string ids' from the basemaps in the basemap gallery for which I can use to reference later, i.e. streets, streets-vector, topo dark-gray, etc etc.
I am getting the objects responses with the below on any change of selection to the basemap gallery, I am seemingly getting EVERYTHING back but the 'well known string ids' in which I can save and use later to render that basemap. I am getting the title and property ID but the ids to change the map, i.e. topo are no where to be found within the object responses.
<SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">basemapGallery</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">.</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">watch</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">(</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #7d2727; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">'activeBasemap'</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">,</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;"> </SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #101094; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">function</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">(</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">newBasemap</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">,</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;"> property</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">,</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;"> object</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">)</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;"> console</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">.</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">log</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">(</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #7d2727; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">'new active basemap'</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">,</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;"> </SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">{</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">newBasemap</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">,</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;"> property</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">,</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;"> object</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">});</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;"></SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">..........</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;"> </SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #858c93; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">// also have tried pulling in the basemap obj here as well</SPAN>i.e. I can programmatically, manually, change the basemap in my application or in the dev console with the below.
<SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">myapp</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">.</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">widgets</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">.</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">basemapManager</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">.</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">basemapGallery</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">.</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">activeBasemap </SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">=</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #303336; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;"> </SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #7d2727; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 13px;">"streets"</SPAN>
The docs lead me to believe I can use portal item id to reference the basemaps but this did not work. I have tried to reference it every which way in accordance to the above line.
Below is a screenshot of my watch function after a selection has been made to the basemap gallery. No named string ids to change the map found, i.e. 'dark-grey' 'topo' 'streets' etc.

