Sep 4 - Add link relavant issues function

app/routes/dashboard.py

@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ bp = Blueprint('dashboard', __name__)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+# Columns the dashboard actually reads off an issue row. The cards below need
+# counts and buckets, never a hydrated Issue — loading the full entity pulls the
+# description TEXT and three JSON photo columns for every open issue in scope,
+# on every dashboard load, and registers each one in the identity map.
+# A Row exposes the same attribute names, so the severity/handler tallies and
+# sla_status() work against these unchanged.
+_ISSUE_CARD_COLS = (Issue.id, Issue.severity, Issue.status,
+                    Issue.reported_at, Issue.handler_type)
+
+
 @bp.route('/')
 @bp.route('/dashboard')
 @login_required
@@ -100,7 +110,7 @@ def index():
             ))
 
     # Single query — derive count from the list to avoid hitting the DB twice
-    open_issues_all = open_issues_q.all()
+    open_issues_all = open_issues_q.with_entities(*_ISSUE_CARD_COLS).all()
     open_issues     = len(open_issues_all)
     severity_breakdown = {
         'critical': sum(1 for i in open_issues_all if i.severity == 'critical'),
@@ -226,7 +236,7 @@ def index():
     elif is_customer and not customer_facility_ids:
         all_open_issues = []
     else:
-        all_open_issues = sla_q.all()
+        all_open_issues = sla_q.with_entities(*_ISSUE_CARD_COLS).all()
     sla_breached = sum(1 for i in all_open_issues if sla_status(i) == 'breached')
     sla_at_risk  = sum(1 for i in all_open_issues if sla_status(i) == 'at_risk')