/**
  * Fetches a simple array of sessions (with vote count not being transformed into an objectstorage)
  * for a simple list view.
  * @param $type
  * @return array
  */
 protected function getFlatSessionObjects($type)
 {
     $sessions = [];
     /** @var \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Database\DatabaseConnection $db */
     $db = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_DB'];
     $stmt = $db->prepare_SELECTquery('uid AS __identity, title, description, highlight, ' . '(SELECT COUNT(tx_sessions_domain_model_vote.uid) ' . 'FROM tx_sessions_domain_model_vote ' . 'WHERE tx_sessions_domain_model_vote.session=tx_sessions_domain_model_session.uid) as votes', 'tx_sessions_domain_model_session', 'type = :type AND deleted = 0 ' . BackendUtility::BEenableFields('tx_sessions_domain_model_session'), '', 'votes DESC ', '', [':type' => ApiModuleController::$slugClassMap[$type]]);
     if ($stmt->execute()) {
         while ($row = $stmt->fetch(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Database\PreparedStatement::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
             $row['speakers'] = $this->utility->getSpeakers($row['__identity']);
             $row['json'] = json_encode($row);
             $sessions[] = $row;
         }
         $stmt->free();
     }
     return $sessions;
 }