I noticed that console.log(this.object) will return undefined if I call a function from the Controller, but if I used a button in the UI to invoke it, it will return the object.
When this is inspected, the this.object invoke property getter which probably is what happens when I use the button to call my function.
Why is this happening and how can I access the this.object from within the Controller?
Note that this might not be the best solution, but getting the object by calling for the collection in this.autorun solves the issue