sakura/_sakura/components/Forum.php

<?php
/*
 * Discussion Board
 */

namespace Sakura;

class Forum {

    // Getting the board list
    public static function getBoardList() {

        // Get the content from the database
        $forums = Database::fetch('forums');

        // Create return array
        $return = [
            0 => [
                'data' => [
                    'forum_id'              => 0,
                    'forum_name'            => 'Forum',
                    'forum_desc'            => '',
                    'forum_link'            => '',
                    'forum_category'        => 0,
                    'forum_type'            => 1,
                    'forum_posts'           => 0,
                    'forum_topics'          => 0,
                    'forum_last_post_id'    => 0,
                    'forum_last_poster_id'  => 0
                ],
                'forums' => []
            ]
        ];

        // Resort the forums
        foreach($forums as $forum) {

            // If the forum type is a category create a new one
            if($forum['forum_type'] == 1)
                $return[$forum['forum_id']]['data'] = $forum;
            else {

                // For link and reg. forum add it to the category
                $return[$forum['forum_category']]['forums'][$forum['forum_id']] = $forum;

                // Add last poster data and the details about the post as well
                $return[$forum['forum_category']]['forums'][$forum['forum_id']]['last_poster_data'] = ($_LAST_POSTER = Users::getUser($forum['forum_last_poster_id']));
                $return[$forum['forum_category']]['forums'][$forum['forum_id']]['last_poster_rank'] = Users::getRank($_LAST_POSTER['rank_main']);

            }

        }

        // Return the resorted data
        return $return;

    }

}