Official field in CategoryTag and categories in initial endpoint

products/views.py

@@ -120,6 +120,24 @@ def get_latest_companies(number):
     result = CompanySerializer(companies_qs, many=True).data
     return result
 
+def get_popular_categories(number):
+    categories_list = list(CategoryTag.objects.filter(level=1, official=True).values_list('name', flat=True))
+    counted_categories = []
+    for cat in categories_list:
+        count = 0
+        categories = get_category_and_descendants(cat)
+        for i in categories:
+            count += i.count
+        counted_categories.append({
+            "name": cat,
+            "image": None,
+            "count": count
+        })
+    popular = sorted(counted_categories, key=lambda d: d['count'], reverse=True)[:number]
+    return popular
+        
+
+
 
 @api_view(['GET',])  # include allowed methods
 def initial(request):
@@ -135,8 +153,14 @@ def initial(request):
 
     products = get_latest_products(12)
     companies = get_latest_companies(12)
+    categories = get_popular_categories(12)
 
-    return Response(data={"cards": category_cards, "products": products, "companies": companies})
+    return Response(data={
+        "cards": category_cards, 
+        "products": products, 
+        "companies": companies, 
+        "categories": categories
+    })
 
 
 @api_view(['POST',])