output = '{div:class=forum}\n';
output += '||New||Topic||Author||Date||Replies||Last Reply||Date||\n';

var forum = scriptix.pageManager.getPage('XEN','Forum');
var topics = forum.descendents;

var attachments = function(topic) { // show attachment icon if attachments present
 var x = topic.attachments.size();
 if (x>0) {
  var s = (x>1) ? 's' : '';
  return ' {menulink:pageattachments|page='+topic.title
   +'|tooltip='+x+' attachment'+s+'}{menuicon:paperclip}{menulink}';
 } else {
  return '';
 }
}

var author = function(topic) { // format author for display
 return '{my-picture:'+topic.lastModifierName+'|showControls=false|size=16}';
}

var formatDate = function(date) { // format a date for output
 // want to eventually update this to do friendly dates, eg. "today", etc
 // if i can access generalUtil.getRelativeTime that will be easy ;)
 return scriptix.formatDate(date, 'dd MMM yyyy');
}

var isNew = function(topic) { // are there new posts since user last logged in?
 if (!user) {
  return false;
 } else {
  return topic.isRecentlyUpdatedFor(user);
 }
}

var newIndicator = function(topic,reply) {
 return (isNew(topic) || isNew(reply)) ? '(on)' : '(off)';
}

var getReply = function(comments) { // get most recent comment object
 var x = comments.size();
 var last = (x>0) ? comments.get(x-1) : null;
 var current;
 while (-1<--x) {
  current = comments.get(x);
  if (current.creationDate.after(last.creationDate)) last = current;
 }
 return last;
}

var lastReplyDate = function(reply) {
 return (reply != null) ? formatDate(reply.creationDate) : '-';
}

var lastReplyAuthor = function(reply) {
 return (reply != null) ? '{my-picture:'+reply.creatorName+'|showControls=false|size=16}' : '-';
}

var x = topics.size();
var topic;
var reply;
while (-1<--x) {
 topic = topics.get(x); // get the page object
 reply = getReply(topic.comments); // get the last reply
 output += '| '+newIndicator(topic,reply)+' | '
  +'['+topic.title+']'+attachments(topic)+' | '
  +author(topic)+' | '
  +formatDate(topic.lastModificationDate)+' | '
  +topic.comments.size()+' | '
  +lastReplyAuthor(reply)+' | '
  +lastReplyDate(reply)+' |\n';
}
output += '*Key:* (on) New Posts (off) No New Posts {menuicon:paperclip} Topic Has Attachments\n';
output += '{div}';
output = scriptix.subRenderer.render(output, macro.renderContext);