🆕 Groups Forums

- Please run the 002_forum_groups.sql !

Database Updates/002_forum_groups.sql

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE `guild_forum_views` ADD UNIQUE KEY `user_guild` (`user_id`, `guild_id`);

Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/habbohotel/guilds/forums/ForumThread.java

@@ -210,6 +210,19 @@ public class ForumThread implements Runnable, ISerialize {
         guildThreads.add(thread);
     }
 
+    public static void clearCacheForGuild(int guildId) {
+        synchronized (guildThreadsCache) {
+            THashSet<ForumThread> threads = guildThreadsCache.remove(guildId);
+            if (threads != null) {
+                synchronized (forumThreadsCache) {
+                    for (ForumThread thread : threads) {
+                        forumThreadsCache.remove(thread.threadId);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public static void clearCache() {
         for (THashSet<ForumThread> threads : guildThreadsCache.values()) {
             for (ForumThread thread : threads) {

Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/PacketManager.java

@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ public class PacketManager {
         this.registerHandler(Incoming.GuildForumModerateMessageEvent, GuildForumModerateMessageEvent.class);
         this.registerHandler(Incoming.GuildForumModerateThreadEvent, GuildForumModerateThreadEvent.class);
         this.registerHandler(Incoming.GuildForumThreadUpdateEvent, GuildForumThreadUpdateEvent.class);
+        this.registerHandler(Incoming.GuildForumMarkAsReadEvent, GuildForumMarkAsReadEvent.class);
         this.registerHandler(Incoming.GetHabboGuildBadgesMessageEvent, GetHabboGuildBadgesMessageEvent.class);
 
 //        this.registerHandler(Incoming.GuildForumDataEvent,              GuildForumModerateMessageEvent.class);

Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/guilds/GuildChangeSettingsEvent.java

@@ -6,9 +6,20 @@ import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.guilds.GuildState;
 import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.permissions.Permission;
 import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.rooms.Room;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.incoming.MessageHandler;
+import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.guilds.forums.ForumThread;
+import com.eu.habbo.messages.incoming.guilds.forums.GuildForumListEvent;
+import com.eu.habbo.messages.outgoing.guilds.forums.GuildForumDataComposer;
 import com.eu.habbo.plugin.events.guilds.GuildChangedSettingsEvent;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
 
 public class GuildChangeSettingsEvent extends MessageHandler {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GuildChangeSettingsEvent.class);
+
     @Override
     public int getRatelimit() {
         return 500;
@@ -31,6 +42,24 @@ public class GuildChangeSettingsEvent extends MessageHandler {
                 guild.setState(GuildState.valueOf(settingsEvent.state));
                 guild.setRights(settingsEvent.rights);
 
+                // Read forum toggle
+                boolean forumEnabled = this.packet.readBoolean();
+                boolean wasForumEnabled = guild.hasForum();
+
+                if (forumEnabled != wasForumEnabled) {
+                    guild.setForum(forumEnabled);
+
+                    if (!forumEnabled) {
+                        // Delete all threads and comments for this guild
+                        ForumThread.clearCacheForGuild(guildId);
+                        deleteForumData(guildId);
+                    }
+
+                    // Invalidate caches
+                    GuildForumDataComposer.invalidateUnreadCache(guildId);
+                    GuildForumListEvent.invalidateActiveForumsCache();
+                }
+
                 Room room = Emulator.getGameEnvironment().getRoomManager().getRoom(guild.getRoomId());
                 if(room != null) {
                     room.refreshGuild(guild);
@@ -42,4 +71,31 @@ public class GuildChangeSettingsEvent extends MessageHandler {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private void deleteForumData(int guildId) {
+        try (Connection connection = Emulator.getDatabase().getDataSource().getConnection()) {
+            // Delete comments for all threads in this guild
+            try (PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(
+                    "DELETE FROM `guilds_forums_comments` WHERE `thread_id` IN (SELECT `id` FROM `guilds_forums_threads` WHERE `guild_id` = ?)")) {
+                statement.setInt(1, guildId);
+                statement.executeUpdate();
+            }
+
+            // Delete all threads for this guild
+            try (PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(
+                    "DELETE FROM `guilds_forums_threads` WHERE `guild_id` = ?")) {
+                statement.setInt(1, guildId);
+                statement.executeUpdate();
+            }
+
+            // Delete forum view records for this guild
+            try (PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(
+                    "DELETE FROM `guild_forum_views` WHERE `guild_id` = ?")) {
+                statement.setInt(1, guildId);
+                statement.executeUpdate();
+            }
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Failed to delete forum data for guild " + guildId, e);
+        }
+    }
 }

Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/guilds/forums/GuildForumListEvent.java

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 public class GuildForumListEvent extends MessageHandler {
     @Override
@@ -23,6 +24,26 @@ public class GuildForumListEvent extends MessageHandler {
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GuildForumListEvent.class);
 
+    // Cache for active forums list (shared across all users)
+    private static volatile THashSet<Guild> activeForumsCache = null;
+    private static volatile long activeForumsCachedAt = 0;
+    private static final long ACTIVE_FORUMS_TTL = 30 * 60 * 1000; // 30 minutes
+
+    // Cache for user's forum list
+    private static final ConcurrentHashMap<Integer, long[]> myForumsCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(); // userId -> {cachedAt}
+    private static final ConcurrentHashMap<Integer, THashSet<Guild>> myForumsData = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+    private static final long MY_FORUMS_TTL = 10 * 60 * 1000; // 10 minutes
+
+    public static void invalidateActiveForumsCache() {
+        activeForumsCache = null;
+        activeForumsCachedAt = 0;
+    }
+
+    public static void invalidateMyForumsCache(int userId) {
+        myForumsCache.remove(userId);
+        myForumsData.remove(userId);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void handle() throws Exception {
         int mode = this.packet.readInt();
@@ -50,12 +71,18 @@ public class GuildForumListEvent extends MessageHandler {
     }
 
     private THashSet<Guild> getActiveForums() {
+        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        if (activeForumsCache != null && (now - activeForumsCachedAt) < ACTIVE_FORUMS_TTL) {
+            return activeForumsCache;
+        }
+
         THashSet<Guild> guilds = new THashSet<Guild>();
 
         try (Connection connection = Emulator.getDatabase().getDataSource().getConnection(); PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement("SELECT `guilds`.`id`, SUM(`guilds_forums_threads`.`posts_count`) AS `post_count` " +
                 "FROM `guilds_forums_threads` " +
                 "LEFT JOIN `guilds` ON `guilds`.`id` = `guilds_forums_threads`.`guild_id` " +
-                "WHERE `guilds`.`read_forum` = 'EVERYONE' AND `guilds_forums_threads`.`created_at` > ? " +
+                "WHERE `guilds`.`forum` = '1' AND `guilds_forums_threads`.`created_at` > ? " +
                 "GROUP BY `guilds`.`id` " +
                 "ORDER BY `post_count` DESC LIMIT 100")) {
             statement.setInt(1, Emulator.getIntUnixTimestamp() - 7 * 24 * 60 * 60);
@@ -73,10 +100,21 @@ public class GuildForumListEvent extends MessageHandler {
             this.client.sendResponse(new ConnectionErrorComposer(500));
         }
 
+        activeForumsCache = guilds;
+        activeForumsCachedAt = now;
+
         return guilds;
     }
 
     private THashSet<Guild> getMyForums(int userId) {
+        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        long[] cached = myForumsCache.get(userId);
+        if (cached != null && (now - cached[0]) < MY_FORUMS_TTL) {
+            THashSet<Guild> data = myForumsData.get(userId);
+            if (data != null) return data;
+        }
+
         THashSet<Guild> guilds = new THashSet<Guild>();
 
         try (Connection connection = Emulator.getDatabase().getDataSource().getConnection(); PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement("SELECT `guilds`.`id` FROM `guilds_members` " +
@@ -97,6 +135,9 @@ public class GuildForumListEvent extends MessageHandler {
             this.client.sendResponse(new ConnectionErrorComposer(500));
         }
 
+        myForumsCache.put(userId, new long[]{now});
+        myForumsData.put(userId, guilds);
+
         return guilds;
     }
-}
+}

Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/guilds/forums/GuildForumMarkAsReadEvent.java

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package com.eu.habbo.messages.incoming.guilds.forums;
+
+import com.eu.habbo.Emulator;
+import com.eu.habbo.messages.incoming.MessageHandler;
+import com.eu.habbo.messages.outgoing.guilds.forums.GuildForumDataComposer;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+public class GuildForumMarkAsReadEvent extends MessageHandler {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GuildForumMarkAsReadEvent.class);
+
+    @Override
+    public int getRatelimit() {
+        return 500;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void handle() throws Exception {
+        int count = this.packet.readInt();
+        int userId = this.client.getHabbo().getHabboInfo().getId();
+        int timestamp = Emulator.getIntUnixTimestamp();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            int guildId = this.packet.readInt();
+            this.packet.readInt(); // messageId (not used, we track by timestamp)
+            this.packet.readBoolean(); // isRead
+
+            try (Connection connection = Emulator.getDatabase().getDataSource().getConnection(); PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(
+                    "INSERT INTO `guild_forum_views` (`user_id`, `guild_id`, `timestamp`) VALUES (?, ?, ?) " +
+                            "ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `timestamp` = ?"
+            )) {
+                statement.setInt(1, userId);
+                statement.setInt(2, guildId);
+                statement.setInt(3, timestamp);
+                statement.setInt(4, timestamp);
+                statement.executeUpdate();
+            } catch (SQLException e) {
+                LOGGER.error("Caught SQL exception", e);
+            }
+
+            // Invalidate caches so next request gets fresh data
+            GuildForumDataComposer.invalidateLastSeenCache(userId, guildId);
+            GuildForumDataComposer.invalidateUnreadCache(guildId);
+        }
+    }
+}

Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/guilds/forums/GuildForumModerateThreadEvent.java

@@ -10,12 +10,21 @@ import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.permissions.Permission;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.incoming.MessageHandler;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.outgoing.generic.alerts.BubbleAlertComposer;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.outgoing.generic.alerts.BubbleAlertKeys;
+import com.eu.habbo.messages.outgoing.guilds.forums.GuildForumDataComposer;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.outgoing.guilds.forums.GuildForumThreadMessagesComposer;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.outgoing.guilds.forums.GuildForumThreadsComposer;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.outgoing.handshake.ConnectionErrorComposer;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
 
 
 public class GuildForumModerateThreadEvent extends MessageHandler {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GuildForumModerateThreadEvent.class);
+
     @Override
     public int getRatelimit() {
         return 500;
@@ -26,8 +35,6 @@ public class GuildForumModerateThreadEvent extends MessageHandler {
         int guildId = packet.readInt();
         int threadId = packet.readInt();
         int state = packet.readInt();
-        // STATE 20 - HIDDEN_BY_GUILD_ADMIN = HIDDEN BY GUILD ADMINS/ HOTEL MODERATORS
-        // STATE 1 = VISIBLE THREAD
 
         Guild guild = Emulator.getGameEnvironment().getGuildManager().getGuild(guildId);
         ForumThread thread = ForumThread.getById(threadId);
@@ -57,18 +64,22 @@ public class GuildForumModerateThreadEvent extends MessageHandler {
             return;
         }
 
-        // Restrict state 20 (staff hidden) to staff only
-        if (state == 20 && !hasStaffPerms) {
-            this.client.sendResponse(new ConnectionErrorComposer(403));
+        // State 20 = permanent delete (thread + comments removed from DB)
+        if (state == 20) {
+            deleteThread(threadId);
+            ForumThread.clearCacheForGuild(guildId);
+            GuildForumDataComposer.invalidateUnreadCache(guildId);
+
+            this.client.sendResponse(new BubbleAlertComposer(BubbleAlertKeys.FORUMS_THREAD_HIDDEN.key).compose());
+            this.client.sendResponse(new GuildForumThreadsComposer(guild, 0));
             return;
         }
 
-        thread.setState(ForumThreadState.fromValue(state)); // sets state as defined in the packet
+        thread.setState(ForumThreadState.fromValue(state));
         thread.run();
 
         switch (state) {
             case 10:
-            case 20:
                 this.client.sendResponse(new BubbleAlertComposer(BubbleAlertKeys.FORUMS_THREAD_HIDDEN.key).compose());
                 break;
             case 1:
@@ -79,4 +90,22 @@ public class GuildForumModerateThreadEvent extends MessageHandler {
         this.client.sendResponse(new GuildForumThreadMessagesComposer(thread));
         this.client.sendResponse(new GuildForumThreadsComposer(guild, 0));
     }
+
+    private void deleteThread(int threadId) {
+        try (Connection connection = Emulator.getDatabase().getDataSource().getConnection()) {
+            try (PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(
+                    "DELETE FROM `guilds_forums_comments` WHERE `thread_id` = ?")) {
+                statement.setInt(1, threadId);
+                statement.executeUpdate();
+            }
+
+            try (PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(
+                    "DELETE FROM `guilds_forums_threads` WHERE `id` = ?")) {
+                statement.setInt(1, threadId);
+                statement.executeUpdate();
+            }
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Failed to delete thread " + threadId, e);
+        }
+    }
 }

Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/guilds/forums/GuildForumPostThreadEvent.java

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.guilds.forums.ForumThreadComment;
 import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.permissions.Permission;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.incoming.MessageHandler;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.outgoing.guilds.forums.GuildForumAddCommentComposer;
+import com.eu.habbo.messages.outgoing.guilds.forums.GuildForumDataComposer;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.outgoing.guilds.forums.GuildForumThreadMessagesComposer;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.outgoing.handshake.ConnectionErrorComposer;
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ public class GuildForumPostThreadEvent extends MessageHandler {
 
             this.client.getHabbo().getHabboStats().forumPostsCount += 1;
             thread.setPostsCount(thread.getPostsCount() + 1);
+            GuildForumDataComposer.invalidateUnreadCache(guildId);
             this.client.sendResponse(new GuildForumThreadMessagesComposer(thread));
             return;
         }
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ public class GuildForumPostThreadEvent extends MessageHandler {
             thread.setUpdatedAt(Emulator.getIntUnixTimestamp());
             this.client.getHabbo().getHabboStats().forumPostsCount += 1;
             thread.setPostsCount(thread.getPostsCount() + 1);
+            GuildForumDataComposer.invalidateUnreadCache(guildId);
             this.client.sendResponse(new GuildForumAddCommentComposer(comment));
         } else {
             this.client.sendResponse(new ConnectionErrorComposer(500));

Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/guilds/forums/GuildForumThreadsEvent.java

@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ package com.eu.habbo.messages.incoming.guilds.forums;
 
 import com.eu.habbo.Emulator;
 import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.guilds.Guild;
-import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.guilds.GuildMember;
-import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.guilds.SettingsState;
-import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.permissions.Permission;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.incoming.MessageHandler;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.outgoing.guilds.forums.GuildForumDataComposer;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.outgoing.guilds.forums.GuildForumThreadsComposer;
@@ -28,20 +25,6 @@ public class GuildForumThreadsEvent extends MessageHandler {
             return;
         }
 
-        // Enforce read permissions
-        boolean isStaff = this.client.getHabbo().hasPermission(Permission.ACC_MODTOOL_TICKET_Q);
-        if (!isStaff && guild.canReadForum() != SettingsState.EVERYONE) {
-            GuildMember member = Emulator.getGameEnvironment().getGuildManager().getGuildMember(guildId, this.client.getHabbo().getHabboInfo().getId());
-            if (guild.canReadForum() == SettingsState.MEMBERS && member == null) {
-                this.client.sendResponse(new ConnectionErrorComposer(403));
-                return;
-            }
-            if (guild.canReadForum() == SettingsState.ADMINS && (member == null || member.getRank().type >= com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.guilds.GuildRank.MEMBER.type)) {
-                this.client.sendResponse(new ConnectionErrorComposer(403));
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
         this.client.sendResponse(new GuildForumDataComposer(guild, this.client.getHabbo()));
         this.client.sendResponse(new GuildForumThreadsComposer(guild, index));
     }

Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/guilds/forums/GuildForumThreadsMessagesEvent.java

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import com.eu.habbo.Emulator;
 import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.guilds.Guild;
 import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.guilds.GuildMember;
 import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.guilds.GuildRank;
-import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.guilds.SettingsState;
 import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.guilds.forums.ForumThread;
 import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.guilds.forums.ForumThreadState;
 import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.permissions.Permission;
@@ -48,18 +47,6 @@ public class GuildForumThreadsMessagesEvent extends MessageHandler {
         GuildMember member = Emulator.getGameEnvironment().getGuildManager().getGuildMember(guildId, this.client.getHabbo().getHabboInfo().getId());
         boolean isGuildAdministrator = (guild.getOwnerId() == this.client.getHabbo().getHabboInfo().getId() || (member != null && member.getRank().equals(GuildRank.ADMIN)));
 
-        // Enforce read permissions
-        if (!hasStaffPermissions && guild.canReadForum() != SettingsState.EVERYONE) {
-            if (guild.canReadForum() == SettingsState.MEMBERS && member == null) {
-                this.client.sendResponse(new ConnectionErrorComposer(403));
-                return;
-            }
-            if (guild.canReadForum() == SettingsState.ADMINS && !isGuildAdministrator) {
-                this.client.sendResponse(new ConnectionErrorComposer(403));
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
         if (thread.getState() != ForumThreadState.HIDDEN_BY_GUILD_ADMIN || hasStaffPermissions || isGuildAdministrator) {
             this.client.sendResponse(new GuildForumCommentsComposer(guildId, threadId, index, thread.getComments(limit, index)));
             this.client.sendResponse(new GuildForumDataComposer(guild, this.client.getHabbo()));

Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/outgoing/guilds/GuildManageComposer.java

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public class GuildManageComposer extends MessageComposer {
         }
         this.response.appendString(this.guild.getBadge());
         this.response.appendInt(this.guild.getMemberCount());
+        this.response.appendBoolean(this.guild.hasForum());
         return this.response;
     }
 

Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/outgoing/guilds/forums/GuildForumDataComposer.java

@@ -20,11 +20,20 @@ import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 
 public class GuildForumDataComposer extends MessageComposer {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GuildForumDataComposer.class);
 
+    // Cache for user last-seen timestamps: key = "userId:guildId", value = {timestamp, cachedAt}
+    private static final ConcurrentHashMap<String, long[]> lastSeenCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+    private static final long LAST_SEEN_CACHE_TTL = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes
+
+    // Cache for unread counts: key = "guildId:lastSeenAt", value = {count, cachedAt}
+    private static final ConcurrentHashMap<String, long[]> unreadCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+    private static final long UNREAD_CACHE_TTL = 2 * 60 * 1000; // 2 minutes
+
     public final Guild guild;
     public Habbo habbo;
 
@@ -33,13 +42,77 @@ public class GuildForumDataComposer extends MessageComposer {
         this.habbo = habbo;
     }
 
+    public static void invalidateLastSeenCache(int userId, int guildId) {
+        lastSeenCache.remove(userId + ":" + guildId);
+    }
+
+    public static void invalidateUnreadCache(int guildId) {
+        unreadCache.entrySet().removeIf(entry -> entry.getKey().startsWith(guildId + ":"));
+    }
+
+    private static int getLastSeenAt(int userId, int guildId) {
+        String key = userId + ":" + guildId;
+        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        long[] cached = lastSeenCache.get(key);
+        if (cached != null && (now - cached[1]) < LAST_SEEN_CACHE_TTL) {
+            return (int) cached[0];
+        }
+
+        int lastSeenAt = 0;
+        try (Connection connection = Emulator.getDatabase().getDataSource().getConnection(); PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(
+                "SELECT `timestamp` FROM `guild_forum_views` WHERE `user_id` = ? AND `guild_id` = ? LIMIT 1"
+        )) {
+            statement.setInt(1, userId);
+            statement.setInt(2, guildId);
+            ResultSet set = statement.executeQuery();
+            if (set.next()) {
+                lastSeenAt = set.getInt("timestamp");
+            }
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Caught SQL exception", e);
+        }
+
+        lastSeenCache.put(key, new long[]{lastSeenAt, now});
+        return lastSeenAt;
+    }
+
+    private static int getUnreadCount(int guildId, int lastSeenAt) {
+        String key = guildId + ":" + lastSeenAt;
+        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        long[] cached = unreadCache.get(key);
+        if (cached != null && (now - cached[1]) < UNREAD_CACHE_TTL) {
+            return (int) cached[0];
+        }
+
+        int newComments = 0;
+        try (Connection connection = Emulator.getDatabase().getDataSource().getConnection(); PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(
+                "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `guilds_forums_comments` " +
+                        "JOIN `guilds_forums_threads` ON `guilds_forums_threads`.`id` = `guilds_forums_comments`.`thread_id` " +
+                        "WHERE `guilds_forums_threads`.`guild_id` = ? AND `guilds_forums_comments`.`created_at` > ?"
+        )) {
+            statement.setInt(1, guildId);
+            statement.setInt(2, lastSeenAt);
+
+            ResultSet set = statement.executeQuery();
+            if (set.next()) {
+                newComments = set.getInt(1);
+            }
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Caught SQL exception", e);
+        }
+
+        unreadCache.put(key, new long[]{newComments, now});
+        return newComments;
+    }
+
     public static void serializeForumData(ServerMessage response, Guild guild, Habbo habbo) {
 
         final THashSet<ForumThread> forumThreads = ForumThread.getByGuildId(guild.getId());
-        int lastSeenAt = 0;
+        int lastSeenAt = getLastSeenAt(habbo.getHabboInfo().getId(), guild.getId());
 
         int totalComments = 0;
-        int newComments = 0;
         int totalThreads = 0;
         ForumThreadComment lastComment = null;
 
@@ -55,31 +128,7 @@ public class GuildForumDataComposer extends MessageComposer {
             }
         }
 
-        try (Connection connection = Emulator.getDatabase().getDataSource().getConnection(); PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(
-                "SELECT COUNT(*) " +
-                        "FROM guilds_forums_threads A " +
-                        "JOIN ( " +
-                        "SELECT * " +
-                        "FROM `guilds_forums_comments` " +
-                        "WHERE `id` IN ( " +
-                        "SELECT id " +
-                        "FROM `guilds_forums_comments` B " +
-                        "ORDER BY B.`id` ASC " +
-                        ") " +
-                        "ORDER BY `id` DESC " +
-                        ") B ON A.`id` = B.`thread_id` " +
-                        "WHERE A.`guild_id` = ? AND B.`created_at` > ?"
-        )) {
-            statement.setInt(1, guild.getId());
-            statement.setInt(2, lastSeenAt);
-
-            ResultSet set = statement.executeQuery();
-            while (set.next()) {
-                newComments = set.getInt(1);
-            }
-        } catch (SQLException e) {
-            LOGGER.error("Caught SQL exception", e);
-        }
+        int newComments = getUnreadCount(guild.getId(), lastSeenAt);
 
         response.appendInt(guild.getId());