redoing branch. old branch merge onflicts were waaay too gnarly

app/Http/Controllers/Api/NotesController.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api;
+
+use App\Events\NoteAdded;
+use App\Helpers\Helper;
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Models\Asset;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+
+class NotesController extends Controller
+{
+    public function store(Request $request)
+    {
+        $item = Asset::findOrFail($request->input("id"));
+        $this->authorize('update', $item);
+
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'note' => 'required|string|max:500']);
+
+        event(new NoteAdded($item, Auth::user(), $validated['note']));
+
+        return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('success'));
+    }
+}