PCv5/app/processors/menu.py

from app import app, db
from app.forms.login import LoginForm
from app.forms.search import SearchForm
from app.models.forum import Forum
from app.models.topic import Topic


@app.context_processor
def menu_processor():
    """ All items used to render main menu. Includes search form """

    login_form = LoginForm(prefix="menu_")
    search_form = SearchForm()
    main_forum = Forum.query.filter_by(parent=None).first()

    # Constructing last active topics
    raw = db.session.execute( """SELECT topic.id FROM topic
        INNER JOIN comment ON topic.thread_id = comment.thread_id
        INNER JOIN post ON post.id = comment.id
        GROUP BY topic.id
        ORDER BY MAX(post.date_created) DESC
        LIMIT 10;""")
    last_active_topics = [Topic.query.get(id) for id in raw]

    return dict(login_form=login_form, search_form=search_form,
        main_forum=main_forum, last_active_topics=last_active_topics)