Major overhaul to the Notes/Issues. Minor tweaks to the UI. Added Profile photos

backend/equipment/service.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from equipment.models import NoteCreate, NoteUpdate, NoteInDB
 
 COLLECTION = "equipment_notes"
 
-VALID_CATEGORIES = {"general", "maintenance", "installation", "issue", "other"}
+VALID_CATEGORIES = {"general", "maintenance", "installation", "issue", "action_item", "other"}
 
 
 def _convert_firestore_value(val):
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ def list_notes(
     if user_id:
         query = query.where("user_id", "==", user_id)
 
-    query = query.order_by("created_at", direction="DESCENDING")
+    # Only use order_by when no field filters are applied (avoids composite index requirement)
+    has_field_filters = bool(category or device_id or user_id)
+    if not has_field_filters:
+        query = query.order_by("created_at", direction="DESCENDING")
 
     docs = query.stream()
     results = []
@@ -98,6 +101,10 @@ def list_notes(
 
         results.append(note)
 
+    # Sort client-side when we couldn't use order_by
+    if has_field_filters:
+        results.sort(key=lambda n: n.created_at or "", reverse=True)
+
     return results