bbp_get_public_child_count( int $parent_id, string $post_type = 'post' )

function bbp_get_public_child_count( $parent_id = 0, $post_type = 'post' ) {
	global $wpdb;

	// Bail if nothing passed
	if ( empty( $parent_id ) )
		return false;

	// The ID of the cached query
	$cache_id    = 'bbp_parent_' . $parent_id . '_type_' . $post_type . '_child_count';

	// Check for cache and set if needed
	$child_count = wp_cache_get( $cache_id, 'bbpress_posts' );
	if ( false === $child_count ) {
		$post_status = array( bbp_get_public_status_id() );

		// Add closed status if topic post type
		if ( $post_type === bbp_get_topic_post_type() ) {
			$post_status[] = bbp_get_closed_status_id();
		}

		// Join post statuses together
		$post_status = "'" . implode( "', '", $post_status ) . "'";

		$child_count = $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT COUNT(ID) FROM {$wpdb->posts} WHERE post_parent = %d AND post_status IN ( {$post_status} ) AND post_type = '%s';", $parent_id, $post_type ) );
		wp_cache_set( $cache_id, $child_count, 'bbpress_posts' );
	}

	// Filter and return
	return apply_filters( 'bbp_get_public_child_count', (int) $child_count, $parent_id, $post_type );
}