diff --git a/lib/easyrtc_public_obj.js b/lib/easyrtc_public_obj.js
index 4147d519..76a54b05 100644
--- a/lib/easyrtc_public_obj.js
+++ b/lib/easyrtc_public_obj.js
@@ -923,9 +923,9 @@ pub.util.isValidIncomingMessage = function(type, msg, appObj, callback) {
                     }
                     break;
 
-                case "stillAlive": 
-                    break;
-
+                case "stillAlive": 
+                    break;
+
                 case "setPresence" :
                     if (!_.isObject(msg.msgData)) {
                         callback(null, false, "MSG_REJECT_BAD_DATA");
@@ -1258,6 +1258,47 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
     };
 
 
+    /**
+     * Returns an array of all easyrtcids connected to the application associated with a given username
+     *
+     * @memberof    pub.appObj
+     * @param       {string}   username Username to search for.
+     * @param       {function(?Error, Array.<string>)} callback Callback with error and array of easyrtcids.
+     */
+    appObj.getConnectedEasyrtcidsWithUsername = function(username, callback) {
+        var easyrtcids = [];
+
+        for (var currentEasyrtcid in e.app[appName].connection) {
+            if (!e.app[appName].connection.hasOwnProperty(currentEasyrtcid)) continue;
+            if (e.app[appName].connection[currentEasyrtcid].username == username){
+                easyrtcids.push(currentEasyrtcid);
+            }
+        }
+
+        callback(null, easyrtcids);
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an array of all easyrtcids connected to the application associated with a given username
+     *
+     * @memberof    pub.appObj
+     * @param       {string}   username Username to search for.
+     * @returns     {Array.<string>} array of easyrtcids.
+     */
+    appObj.getConnectedEasyrtcidsWithUsernameSync = function(username) {
+        var easyrtcids = [];
+
+        for (var currentEasyrtcid in e.app[appName].connection) {
+            if (!e.app[appName].connection.hasOwnProperty(currentEasyrtcid)) continue;
+            if (e.app[appName].connection[currentEasyrtcid].username == username){
+                easyrtcids.push(currentEasyrtcid);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return easyrtcids;
+    };
+
+
     /**
      * Returns application level field object for a given field name to a provided callback.
      *
@@ -1624,7 +1665,7 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
          * @param       {function(?Error, Object=)} callback Callback with error and field object (any type)
          */
         connectionObj.getField = function(fieldName, callback) {
-            if (connectionObj.hasFieldValueSync(fieldName) &&
+            if (connectionObj.hasFieldValueSync(fieldName) &&
                 e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
                 callback(null, pub.util.deepCopy(e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].field[fieldName]));
             } else {
@@ -1643,7 +1684,7 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
          * @returns     {Object}    Field object
          */
         connectionObj.getFieldSync = function(fieldName) {
-            if (connectionObj.hasFieldValueSync(fieldName) &&
+            if (connectionObj.hasFieldValueSync(fieldName) &&
                 e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid]) {
                 return pub.util.deepCopy(e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].field[fieldName]);
             } else {
@@ -1656,15 +1697,16 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
         };
 
 
-        /**
 * Returns connection level field value for a given field name. If the field is not set, it will return a null field value.  This is a synchronous function, thus may not be available in custom cases where state is not kept in memory.
+        /**
+ * Returns connection level field value for a given field name. If the field is not set, it will return a null field value.  This is a synchronous function, thus may not be available in custom cases where state is not kept in memory.
          *
          * @memberof    pub.appObj.connectionObj
          * @param       {string}    fieldName       Field name
          * @returns     {?*}        Field value
          */
         connectionObj.getFieldValueSync = function(fieldName) {
-            if (connectionObj.hasFieldValueSync(fieldName) &&
-                e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
+            if (connectionObj.hasFieldValueSync(fieldName) &&
+                e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
                 return pub.util.deepCopy(e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].field[fieldName].fieldValue);
             } else {
                return null;
@@ -1681,11 +1723,11 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
          */
         connectionObj.getFields = function(limitToIsShared, callback) {
             var fieldObj = {};
-            if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
+            if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
                for (var fieldName in e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].field) {
-                   if( !e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] )  {
-                      // do nothing
-                   }
+                   if( !e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] )  {
+                      // do nothing
+                   }
                    else if (!limitToIsShared || e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].field[fieldName].fieldOption.isShared) {
                        fieldObj[fieldName] = {
                            fieldName: fieldName,
@@ -1693,7 +1735,7 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
                        };
                    }
                }
-            }
+            }
             callback(null, fieldObj);
         };
 
@@ -1705,10 +1747,10 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
          * @param       {function(?Error, Array.<string>)} callback Callback with error and array of room names.
          */
         connectionObj.getRoomNames = function(callback) {
-            var roomNames = [];
-            if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
+            var roomNames = [];
+            if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
                roomNames = Object.keys(e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].room);
-            }
+            }
             callback(null, roomNames);
         };
 
@@ -1754,12 +1796,12 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
          * @return      {String}    The username associated with the connection.
          */
         connectionObj.getUsername = function() {
-            if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
+            if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
                  return e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].username;
-            }
-            else {
-               return "ZOMBIE";
-            }
+            }
+            else {
+               return "ZOMBIE";
+            }
         };
 
 
@@ -1806,8 +1848,8 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
          * @param       {nextCallback} next         A success callback of form next(err).
          */
         connectionObj.setAuthenticated = function(isAuthenticated, next) {
-            if( !e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid]) {
-            }
+            if( !e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid]) {
+            }
             else if (isAuthenticated) {
                 e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].isAuthenticated = true;
             } else {
@@ -1825,9 +1867,9 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
          * @param       {nextCallback} next         A success callback of form next(err).
          */
         connectionObj.setCredential = function(credential, next) {
-            if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid]) {
+            if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid]) {
                e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].credential = credential;
-            }
+            }
             next(null);
         };
 
@@ -1853,14 +1895,14 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
+            if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
                e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].field[fieldName] = {
                    fieldName: fieldName,
                    fieldValue: fieldValue,
                    fieldOption: {isShared: ((_.isObject(fieldOption) && fieldOption.isShared) ? true : false)}
                };
 
-            }
+            }
             next(null);
         };
 
@@ -1873,7 +1915,7 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
          * @param       {nextCallback} next         A success callback of form next(err).
          */
         connectionObj.setPresence = function(presenceObj, next) {
-            if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid]) {
+            if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid]) {
                 if (presenceObj.show !== undefined) {
                 e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].presence.show = presenceObj.show;
                 }
@@ -1883,7 +1925,7 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
                 if (presenceObj.type !== undefined) {
                     e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].presence.type = presenceObj.type;
                 }
-            }
+            }
             next(null);
         };
 
@@ -1896,9 +1938,9 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
          * @param       {nextCallback} next         A success callback of form next(err).
          */
         connectionObj.setUsername = function(username, next) {
-            if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid]) {
+            if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid]) {
                 e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].username = username;
-            }
+            }
             next(null);
         };
 
@@ -1992,10 +2034,10 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
             }
 
             var roomData = {};
-            if( !e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
-               callback(null, roomData);
-               return;
-            }
+            if( !e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
+               callback(null, roomData);
+               return;
+            }
             for (var currentRoomName in e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].room) {
                 if (e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].room.hasOwnProperty(currentRoomName)) {
 
@@ -2081,10 +2123,10 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
 
             var roomDataDelta = {};
 
-            if( !e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
+            if( !e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
                 callback(null, roomDataDelta);
-                return;
-            }
+                return;
+            }
             // set the roomData's clientListDelta for each room the client is in
             for (var currentRoomName in e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].room) {
                 if (e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].room.hasOwnProperty(currentRoomName)) {
@@ -2225,12 +2267,12 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
          * @param       {function(?Error, Object=)} callback Callback with error and object containing EasyRTC connection room object (same as calling room(roomName))
          */
         connectionObj.joinRoom = function(roomName, callback) {
-            if( !e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid]) {
-                pub.util.logWarning("[" + appName + "][zombie=" + easyrtcid + 
+            if( !e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid]) {
+                pub.util.logWarning("[" + appName + "][zombie=" + easyrtcid + 
                   "] Can not enter room: '" + roomName + "'");
                 callback(new pub.util.ConnectionWarning("Can not enter room as zombie: '" + roomName + "'"));
                 return;
-            }
+            }
             if (!roomName || !appObj.getOption("roomNameRegExp").test(roomName)) {
                 pub.util.logWarning("[" + appName + "][" + easyrtcid + "] Can not enter room with improper name: '" + roomName + "'");
                 callback(new pub.util.ConnectionWarning("Can not enter room with improper name: '" + roomName + "'"));
@@ -2296,12 +2338,12 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
          * @param       {function(?Error, Object=)} callback Callback with error and object containing EasyRTC connection room object.
          */
         connectionObj.room = function(roomName, callback) {
-            if( !e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
+            if( !e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid] ) {
                 pub.util.logWarning("Zombie attempt to request room name: '" + roomName + "'");
                 callback(new pub.util.ConnectionWarning("Attempt to request non-existent room name: '" + roomName + "'"));
                 return;
             }
-            
+            
             if (_.isUndefined(e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].room[roomName])) {
                 pub.util.logWarning("Attempt to request non-existent room name: '" + roomName + "'");
                 callback(new pub.util.ConnectionWarning("Attempt to request non-existent room name: '" + roomName + "'"));
@@ -2478,11 +2520,11 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
                 if (!_.isFunction(callback)) {
                     callback = pub.util.nextToNowhere;
                 }
-                if( !e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid]) {
+                if( !e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid]) {
                     pub.util.logWarning("Zombie attempt to request room name: '" + roomName + "'");
                     callback(new pub.util.ApplicationWarning("Zombie attempt to request room name: '" + roomName + "'"));
                     return;
-                }
+                }
                 if (!appObj.isRoomSync(roomName)) {
                     pub.util.logWarning("Attempt to request non-existent room name: '" + roomName + "'");
                     callback(new pub.util.ApplicationWarning("Attempt to request non-existent room name: '" + roomName + "'"));
@@ -2524,10 +2566,10 @@ pub.app = function(appName, callback) {
                 if (!_.isFunction(next)) {
                     next = pub.util.nextToNowhere;
                 }
-                if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid]) {
+                if( e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid]) {
 
                     e.app[appName].connection[easyrtcid].room[roomName].apiField = pub.util.deepCopy(apiFieldObj);
-                }
+                }
                 next(null);
             };