Revert "typo"

This reverts commit 842affe5860430b5270d35b3614faafc94d33f0d.
Revert "Ensure object exists"

This reverts commit 49c1368e272767779b464011fa6d24d5ea584524.
Revert "Use getConnections()"

This reverts commit cf1f6c0e0ab7eb69408272459e7274914a48ff90.
0.2.8
Merge branch 'master' into 0.10.x