diff --git a/zerver/context_processors.py b/zerver/context_processors.py
index c55d49b1d2..caac674f39 100644
--- a/zerver/context_processors.py
+++ b/zerver/context_processors.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from version import (
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import InvalidSubdomainError
 from zerver.lib.realm_description import get_realm_rendered_description, get_realm_text_description
 from zerver.lib.realm_icon import get_realm_icon_url
-from zerver.lib.request import get_request_notes
+from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
 from zerver.lib.send_email import FromAddress
 from zerver.lib.subdomains import get_subdomain
 from zerver.models import Realm, UserProfile, get_realm
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def common_context(user: UserProfile) -> Dict[str, Any]:
 
 
 def get_realm_from_request(request: HttpRequest) -> Optional[Realm]:
-    request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+    request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
     if hasattr(request, "user") and hasattr(request.user, "realm"):
         return request.user.realm
     if not request_notes.has_fetched_realm:
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def get_realm_from_request(request: HttpRequest) -> Optional[Realm]:
         # need to do duplicate queries on the same realm while
         # processing a single request.
         subdomain = get_subdomain(request)
-        request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+        request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
         try:
             request_notes.realm = get_realm(subdomain)
         except Realm.DoesNotExist:
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def zulip_default_context(request: HttpRequest) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         "settings_path": settings_path,
         "secrets_path": secrets_path,
         "settings_comments_path": settings_comments_path,
-        "platform": get_request_notes(request).client_name,
+        "platform": RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client_name,
         "allow_search_engine_indexing": allow_search_engine_indexing,
         "landing_page_navbar_message": settings.LANDING_PAGE_NAVBAR_MESSAGE,
         "default_page_params": default_page_params,
diff --git a/zerver/decorator.py b/zerver/decorator.py
index a04abbd66c..dcf8f47635 100644
--- a/zerver/decorator.py
+++ b/zerver/decorator.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from zerver.lib.exceptions import (
 )
 from zerver.lib.queue import queue_json_publish
 from zerver.lib.rate_limiter import RateLimitedIPAddr, RateLimitedUser
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.response import json_method_not_allowed, json_success, json_unauthorized
 from zerver.lib.subdomains import get_subdomain, user_matches_subdomain
 from zerver.lib.timestamp import datetime_to_timestamp, timestamp_to_datetime
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def update_user_activity(
     if request.META["PATH_INFO"] == "/json/users/me/presence":
         return
 
-    request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+    request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
     if query is not None:
         pass
     elif request_notes.query is not None:
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def require_post(func: ViewFuncT) -> ViewFuncT:
                 request.path,
                 extra={"status_code": 405, "request": request},
             )
-            if get_request_notes(request).error_format == "JSON":
+            if RequestNotes.get_notes(request).error_format == "JSON":
                 return json_method_not_allowed(["POST"])
             else:
                 return TemplateResponse(
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def process_client(
     skip_update_user_activity: bool = False,
     query: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> None:
-    request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+    request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
     if client_name is None:
         client_name = request_notes.client_name
 
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ def do_login(request: HttpRequest, user_profile: UserProfile) -> None:
     and also adds helpful data needed by our server logs.
     """
     django_login(request, user_profile)
-    get_request_notes(request).requestor_for_logs = user_profile.format_requestor_for_logs()
+    RequestNotes.get_notes(request).requestor_for_logs = user_profile.format_requestor_for_logs()
     process_client(request, user_profile, is_browser_view=True)
     if settings.TWO_FACTOR_AUTHENTICATION_ENABLED:
         # Log in with two factor authentication as well.
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ def do_login(request: HttpRequest, user_profile: UserProfile) -> None:
 def log_view_func(view_func: ViewFuncT) -> ViewFuncT:
     @wraps(view_func)
     def _wrapped_view_func(request: HttpRequest, *args: object, **kwargs: object) -> HttpResponse:
-        get_request_notes(request).query = view_func.__name__
+        RequestNotes.get_notes(request).query = view_func.__name__
         return view_func(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
     return cast(ViewFuncT, _wrapped_view_func)  # https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/1927
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ def client_is_exempt_from_rate_limiting(request: HttpRequest) -> bool:
 
     # Don't rate limit requests from Django that come from our own servers,
     # and don't rate-limit dev instances
-    client = get_request_notes(request).client
+    client = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client
     return (client is not None and client.name.lower() == "internal") and (
         is_local_addr(request.META["REMOTE_ADDR"]) or settings.DEBUG_RATE_LIMITING
     )
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ def internal_notify_view(
         ) -> HttpResponse:
             if not authenticate_notify(request):
                 raise AccessDeniedError()
-            request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+            request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
             is_tornado_request = request_notes.tornado_handler is not None
             # These next 2 are not security checks; they are internal
             # assertions to help us find bugs.
diff --git a/zerver/lib/home.py b/zerver/lib/home.py
index 46e2e504b5..1f795596a0 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/home.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/home.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from zerver.lib.i18n import (
     get_language_list,
     get_language_translation_data,
 )
-from zerver.lib.request import get_request_notes
+from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
 from zerver.models import Message, Realm, Stream, UserProfile
 from zerver.views.message_flags import get_latest_update_message_flag_activity
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def build_page_params_for_home_page_load(
     }
 
     if user_profile is not None:
-        client = get_request_notes(request).client
+        client = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client
         assert client is not None
         register_ret = do_events_register(
             user_profile,
diff --git a/zerver/lib/i18n.py b/zerver/lib/i18n.py
index 5ab162ad74..c24d228108 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/i18n.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/i18n.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.http import HttpRequest
 from django.utils import translation
 
-from zerver.lib.request import get_request_notes
+from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
 
 
 @lru_cache()
@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@ def get_and_set_request_language(
     # something reasonable will happen in logged-in portico pages.
     # We accomplish that by setting a flag on the request which signals
     # to LocaleMiddleware to set the cookie on the response.
-    get_request_notes(request).set_language = translation.get_language()
+    RequestNotes.get_notes(request).set_language = translation.get_language()
 
     return request_language
diff --git a/zerver/lib/logging_util.py b/zerver/lib/logging_util.py
index 1a863ac948..19d945df64 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/logging_util.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/logging_util.py
@@ -276,9 +276,9 @@ class ZulipWebhookFormatter(ZulipFormatter):
                 )
 
         header_message = header_text if header_text else None
-        from zerver.lib.request import get_request_notes
+        from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
 
-        client = get_request_notes(request).client
+        client = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client
         assert client is not None
 
         setattr(record, "user", f"{request.user.delivery_email} ({request.user.realm.string_id})")
diff --git a/zerver/lib/rate_limiter.py b/zerver/lib/rate_limiter.py
index 6f9eb381c1..15e71ecdbb 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/rate_limiter.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/rate_limiter.py
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ class RateLimitedObject(ABC):
         )
 
     def rate_limit_request(self, request: HttpRequest) -> None:
-        from zerver.lib.request import get_request_notes
+        from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
 
         ratelimited, time = self.rate_limit()
-        request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+        request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
 
         request_notes.ratelimits_applied.append(
             RateLimitResult(
diff --git a/zerver/lib/request.py b/zerver/lib/request.py
index eda9f5bd7c..4c9a323100 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/request.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/request.py
@@ -29,19 +29,21 @@ from typing_extensions import Literal
 import zerver.lib.rate_limiter as rate_limiter
 import zerver.tornado.handlers as handlers
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import ErrorCode, InvalidJSONError, JsonableError
+from zerver.lib.notes import BaseNotes
 from zerver.lib.types import Validator, ViewFuncT
 from zerver.models import Client, Realm
 
 
 @dataclass
-class ZulipRequestNotes:
+class RequestNotes(BaseNotes[HttpRequest, "RequestNotes"]):
     """This class contains extra metadata that Zulip associated with a
-    Django HttpRequest object.
+    Django HttpRequest object. See the docstring for BaseNotes for
+    details on how it works.
 
     Note that most Optional fields will be definitely not None once
     middlware has run. In the future, we may want to express that in
-    the types by having different types ZulipEarlyRequestNotes and
-    post-middleware ZulipRequestNotes types, but for now we have a lot
+    the types by having different types EarlyRequestNotes and
+    post-middleware RequestNotes types, but for now we have a lot
     of `assert request_notes.foo is not None` when accessing them.
     """
 
@@ -68,16 +70,9 @@ class ZulipRequestNotes:
     processed_parameters: Set[str] = field(default_factory=set)
     ignored_parameters: Set[str] = field(default_factory=set)
 
-
-request_notes_map: MutableMapping[HttpRequest, ZulipRequestNotes] = weakref.WeakKeyDictionary()
-
-
-def get_request_notes(request: HttpRequest) -> ZulipRequestNotes:
-    try:
-        return request_notes_map[request]
-    except KeyError:
-        request_notes_map[request] = ZulipRequestNotes()
-        return request_notes_map[request]
+    @classmethod
+    def init_notes(cls) -> "RequestNotes":
+        return RequestNotes()
 
 
 class RequestConfusingParmsError(JsonableError):
@@ -358,7 +353,7 @@ def has_request_variables(view_func: ViewFuncT) -> ViewFuncT:
 
     @wraps(view_func)
     def _wrapped_view_func(request: HttpRequest, *args: object, **kwargs: object) -> HttpResponse:
-        request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+        request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
         for param in post_params:
             func_var_name = param.func_var_name
             if param.path_only:
diff --git a/zerver/lib/rest.py b/zerver/lib/rest.py
index c26e69c7e3..3d2f1b1c6e 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/rest.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/rest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from zerver.decorator import (
     process_as_post,
 )
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import MissingAuthenticationError
-from zerver.lib.request import get_request_notes
+from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
 from zerver.lib.response import json_method_not_allowed
 from zerver.lib.types import ViewFuncT
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def rest_dispatch(request: HttpRequest, **kwargs: Any) -> HttpResponse:
     etc, as that is where we route HTTP verbs to target functions.
     """
     supported_methods: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+    request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
     if request_notes.saved_response is not None:
         # For completing long-polled Tornado requests, we skip the
         # view function logic and just return the response.
diff --git a/zerver/lib/test_helpers.py b/zerver/lib/test_helpers.py
index bc11ad5e51..b779a83a13 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/test_helpers.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/test_helpers.py
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ from zerver.lib.avatar import avatar_url
 from zerver.lib.cache import get_cache_backend
 from zerver.lib.db import Params, ParamsT, Query, TimeTrackingCursor
 from zerver.lib.integrations import WEBHOOK_INTEGRATIONS
-from zerver.lib.request import ZulipRequestNotes, request_notes_map
+from zerver.lib.notes import BaseNotes
+from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
 from zerver.lib.upload import LocalUploadBackend, S3UploadBackend
 from zerver.models import (
     Client,
@@ -320,12 +321,16 @@ class HostRequestMock(HttpRequest):
         self.user = user_profile
         self._body = b""
         self.content_type = ""
+        BaseNotes[str, str].get_notes
 
-        request_notes_map[self] = ZulipRequestNotes(
-            client_name="",
-            log_data={},
-            tornado_handler=None if tornado_handler is None else weakref.ref(tornado_handler),
-            client=get_client(client_name) if client_name is not None else None,
+        RequestNotes.set_notes(
+            self,
+            RequestNotes(
+                client_name="",
+                log_data={},
+                tornado_handler=None if tornado_handler is None else weakref.ref(tornado_handler),
+                client=get_client(client_name) if client_name is not None else None,
+            ),
         )
 
     @property
diff --git a/zerver/lib/webhooks/common.py b/zerver/lib/webhooks/common.py
index 345feda3f5..ba688182b7 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/webhooks/common.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/webhooks/common.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from zerver.lib.actions import (
     send_rate_limited_pm_notification_to_bot_owner,
 )
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import ErrorCode, JsonableError, StreamDoesNotExistError
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.send_email import FromAddress
 from zerver.lib.timestamp import timestamp_to_datetime
 from zerver.lib.validator import check_list, check_string
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def check_send_webhook_message(
         ):
             return
 
-    client = get_request_notes(request).client
+    client = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client
     assert client is not None
     if stream is None:
         assert user_profile.bot_owner is not None
diff --git a/zerver/middleware.py b/zerver/middleware.py
index 7c89c0c4c3..7aeb96a5c6 100644
--- a/zerver/middleware.py
+++ b/zerver/middleware.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from zerver.lib.exceptions import ErrorCode, JsonableError, MissingAuthenticatio
 from zerver.lib.html_to_text import get_content_description
 from zerver.lib.markdown import get_markdown_requests, get_markdown_time
 from zerver.lib.rate_limiter import RateLimitResult
-from zerver.lib.request import get_request_notes, set_request, unset_request
+from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes, set_request, unset_request
 from zerver.lib.response import json_response, json_response_from_error, json_unauthorized
 from zerver.lib.subdomains import get_subdomain
 from zerver.lib.types import ViewFuncT
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def record_request_stop_data(log_data: MutableMapping[str, Any]) -> None:
 
 
 def async_request_timer_stop(request: HttpRequest) -> None:
-    log_data = get_request_notes(request).log_data
+    log_data = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).log_data
     assert log_data is not None
     record_request_stop_data(log_data)
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def record_request_restart_data(log_data: MutableMapping[str, Any]) -> None:
 
 
 def async_request_timer_restart(request: HttpRequest) -> None:
-    log_data = get_request_notes(request).log_data
+    log_data = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).log_data
     assert log_data is not None
     if "time_restarted" in log_data:
         # Don't destroy data when being called from
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class LogRequests(MiddlewareMixin):
     # method here too
     def process_request(self, request: HttpRequest) -> None:
         maybe_tracemalloc_listen()
-        request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+        request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
 
         if request_notes.log_data is not None:
             # Sanity check to ensure this is being called from the
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ class LogRequests(MiddlewareMixin):
         args: List[str],
         kwargs: Dict[str, Any],
     ) -> None:
-        request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+        request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
         if request_notes.saved_response is not None:
             # The below logging adjustments are unnecessary (because
             # we've already imported everything) and incorrect
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ class LogRequests(MiddlewareMixin):
         remote_ip = request.META["REMOTE_ADDR"]
 
         # Get the requestor's identifier and client, if available.
-        request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+        request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
         requestor_for_logs = request_notes.requestor_for_logs
         if requestor_for_logs is None:
             # Note that request.user is a Union[RemoteZulipServer, UserProfile, AnonymousUser],
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ class JsonErrorHandler(MiddlewareMixin):
 
         if isinstance(exception, JsonableError):
             return json_response_from_error(exception)
-        if get_request_notes(request).error_format == "JSON":
+        if RequestNotes.get_notes(request).error_format == "JSON":
             capture_exception(exception)
             json_error_logger = logging.getLogger("zerver.middleware.json_error_handler")
             json_error_logger.error(traceback.format_exc(), extra=dict(request=request))
@@ -471,9 +471,9 @@ class TagRequests(MiddlewareMixin):
 
     def process_request(self, request: HttpRequest) -> None:
         if request.path.startswith("/api/") or request.path.startswith("/json/"):
-            get_request_notes(request).error_format = "JSON"
+            RequestNotes.get_notes(request).error_format = "JSON"
         else:
-            get_request_notes(request).error_format = "HTML"
+            RequestNotes.get_notes(request).error_format = "HTML"
 
 
 class CsrfFailureError(JsonableError):
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ class CsrfFailureError(JsonableError):
 
 
 def csrf_failure(request: HttpRequest, reason: str = "") -> HttpResponse:
-    if get_request_notes(request).error_format == "JSON":
+    if RequestNotes.get_notes(request).error_format == "JSON":
         return json_response_from_error(CsrfFailureError(reason))
     else:
         return html_csrf_failure(request, reason)
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ class LocaleMiddleware(DjangoLocaleMiddleware):
         # An additional responsibility of our override of this middleware is to save the user's language
         # preference in a cookie. That determination is made by code handling the request
         # and saved in the set_language flag so that it can be used here.
-        set_language = get_request_notes(request).set_language
+        set_language = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).set_language
         if set_language is not None:
             response.set_cookie(settings.LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME, set_language)
 
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ class RateLimitMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
             return response
 
         # Add X-RateLimit-*** headers
-        ratelimits_applied = get_request_notes(request).ratelimits_applied
+        ratelimits_applied = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).ratelimits_applied
         if len(ratelimits_applied) > 0:
             self.set_response_headers(response, ratelimits_applied)
 
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ class HostDomainMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
 
         subdomain = get_subdomain(request)
         if subdomain != Realm.SUBDOMAIN_FOR_ROOT_DOMAIN:
-            request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+            request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
             try:
                 request_notes.realm = get_realm(subdomain)
             except Realm.DoesNotExist:
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ class SetRemoteAddrFromRealIpHeader(MiddlewareMixin):
 
 def alter_content(request: HttpRequest, content: bytes) -> bytes:
     first_paragraph_text = get_content_description(content, request)
-    placeholder_open_graph_description = get_request_notes(
+    placeholder_open_graph_description = RequestNotes.get_notes(
         request
     ).placeholder_open_graph_description
     assert placeholder_open_graph_description is not None
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ class FinalizeOpenGraphDescription(MiddlewareMixin):
         self, request: HttpRequest, response: StreamingHttpResponse
     ) -> StreamingHttpResponse:
 
-        if get_request_notes(request).placeholder_open_graph_description is not None:
+        if RequestNotes.get_notes(request).placeholder_open_graph_description is not None:
             assert not response.streaming
             response.content = alter_content(request, response.content)
         return response
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_decorators.py b/zerver/tests/test_decorators.py
index ca1ad3f410..52ce09fd94 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_decorators.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_decorators.py
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ from zerver.lib.initial_password import initial_password
 from zerver.lib.request import (
     REQ,
     RequestConfusingParmsError,
+    RequestNotes,
     RequestVariableConversionError,
     RequestVariableMissingError,
-    get_request_notes,
     has_request_variables,
 )
 from zerver.lib.response import json_response, json_success
@@ -1428,19 +1428,19 @@ class TestInternalNotifyView(ZulipTestCase):
                 orjson.loads(self.internal_notify(False, request).content).get("msg"),
                 self.BORING_RESULT,
             )
-            self.assertEqual(get_request_notes(request).requestor_for_logs, "internal")
+            self.assertEqual(RequestNotes.get_notes(request).requestor_for_logs, "internal")
 
             with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
                 self.internal_notify(True, request)
 
-        get_request_notes(request).tornado_handler = DummyHandler()
+        RequestNotes.get_notes(request).tornado_handler = DummyHandler()
         with self.settings(SHARED_SECRET=secret):
             self.assertTrue(authenticate_notify(request))
             self.assertEqual(
                 orjson.loads(self.internal_notify(True, request).content).get("msg"),
                 self.BORING_RESULT,
             )
-            self.assertEqual(get_request_notes(request).requestor_for_logs, "internal")
+            self.assertEqual(RequestNotes.get_notes(request).requestor_for_logs, "internal")
 
             with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
                 self.internal_notify(False, request)
diff --git a/zerver/tornado/handlers.py b/zerver/tornado/handlers.py
index 6e24f3c8f8..8948786319 100644
--- a/zerver/tornado/handlers.py
+++ b/zerver/tornado/handlers.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def finish_handler(
     try:
         # We do the import during runtime to avoid cyclic dependency
         # with zerver.lib.request
-        from zerver.lib.request import get_request_notes
+        from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
         from zerver.middleware import async_request_timer_restart
 
         # We call async_request_timer_restart here in case we are
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def finish_handler(
         handler = get_handler_by_id(handler_id)
         request = handler._request
         async_request_timer_restart(request)
-        log_data = get_request_notes(request).log_data
+        log_data = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).log_data
         assert log_data is not None
         if len(contents) != 1:
             log_data["extra"] = f"[{event_queue_id}/1]"
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ class AsyncDjangoHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler, base.BaseHandler):
         request = WSGIRequest(environ)
 
         # We do the import during runtime to avoid cyclic dependency
-        from zerver.lib.request import get_request_notes
+        from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
 
         # Provide a way for application code to access this handler
         # given the HttpRequest object.
-        get_request_notes(request).tornado_handler = weakref.ref(self)
+        RequestNotes.get_notes(request).tornado_handler = weakref.ref(self)
 
         return request
 
@@ -228,12 +228,12 @@ class AsyncDjangoHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler, base.BaseHandler):
         # HttpResponse with all Django middleware run.
         request = self.convert_tornado_request_to_django_request()
 
-        # We import get_request_notes during runtime to avoid
+        # We import RequestNotes during runtime to avoid
         # cyclic import
-        from zerver.lib.request import get_request_notes
+        from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
 
-        request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
-        old_request_notes = get_request_notes(old_request)
+        request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
+        old_request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(old_request)
 
         # Add to this new HttpRequest logging data from the processing of
         # the original request; we will need these for logging.
diff --git a/zerver/tornado/views.py b/zerver/tornado/views.py
index 30e82fc14a..c51e245959 100644
--- a/zerver/tornado/views.py
+++ b/zerver/tornado/views.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 from zerver.decorator import internal_notify_view, process_client
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import JsonableError
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.lib.validator import (
     check_bool,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def cleanup_event_queue(
         raise BadEventQueueIdError(queue_id)
     if user_profile.id != client.user_profile_id:
         raise JsonableError(_("You are not authorized to access this queue"))
-    log_data = get_request_notes(request).log_data
+    log_data = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).log_data
     assert log_data is not None
     log_data["extra"] = f"[{queue_id}]"
     client.cleanup()
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def get_events_internal(
     request: HttpRequest, user_profile_id: int = REQ(json_validator=check_int)
 ) -> HttpResponse:
     user_profile = get_user_profile_by_id(user_profile_id)
-    get_request_notes(request).requestor_for_logs = user_profile.format_requestor_for_logs()
+    RequestNotes.get_notes(request).requestor_for_logs = user_profile.format_requestor_for_logs()
     process_client(request, user_profile, client_name="internal")
     return get_events_backend(request, user_profile)
 
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ def get_events_backend(
         raise JsonableError(_("User not authorized for this query"))
 
     # Extract the Tornado handler from the request
-    tornado_handler = get_request_notes(request).tornado_handler
+    tornado_handler = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).tornado_handler
     assert tornado_handler is not None
     handler = tornado_handler()
     assert handler is not None
 
     if user_client is None:
-        valid_user_client = get_request_notes(request).client
+        valid_user_client = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client
         assert valid_user_client is not None
     else:
         valid_user_client = user_client
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def get_events_backend(
 
     result = fetch_events(events_query)
     if "extra_log_data" in result:
-        log_data = get_request_notes(request).log_data
+        log_data = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).log_data
         assert log_data is not None
         log_data["extra"] = result["extra_log_data"]
 
diff --git a/zerver/views/auth.py b/zerver/views/auth.py
index 93eb0adaed..8282d55d9f 100644
--- a/zerver/views/auth.py
+++ b/zerver/views/auth.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ from zerver.lib.mobile_auth_otp import otp_encrypt_api_key
 from zerver.lib.push_notifications import push_notifications_enabled
 from zerver.lib.pysa import mark_sanitized
 from zerver.lib.realm_icon import realm_icon_url
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.lib.sessions import set_expirable_session_var
 from zerver.lib.subdomains import get_subdomain, is_subdomain_root_or_alias
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ def finish_mobile_flow(request: HttpRequest, user_profile: UserProfile, otp: str
 
     # Mark this request as having a logged-in user for our server logs.
     process_client(request, user_profile)
-    get_request_notes(request).requestor_for_logs = user_profile.format_requestor_for_logs()
+    RequestNotes.get_notes(request).requestor_for_logs = user_profile.format_requestor_for_logs()
 
     return response
 
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ def api_fetch_api_key(
 
     # Mark this request as having a logged-in user for our server logs.
     process_client(request, user_profile)
-    get_request_notes(request).requestor_for_logs = user_profile.format_requestor_for_logs()
+    RequestNotes.get_notes(request).requestor_for_logs = user_profile.format_requestor_for_logs()
 
     api_key = get_api_key(user_profile)
     return json_success({"api_key": api_key, "email": user_profile.delivery_email})
diff --git a/zerver/views/documentation.py b/zerver/views/documentation.py
index b6643bf6e7..701eb7acc7 100644
--- a/zerver/views/documentation.py
+++ b/zerver/views/documentation.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from django.views.generic import TemplateView
 from zerver.context_processors import zulip_default_context
 from zerver.decorator import add_google_analytics_context
 from zerver.lib.integrations import CATEGORIES, INTEGRATIONS, HubotIntegration, WebhookIntegration
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.subdomains import get_subdomain
 from zerver.lib.templates import render_markdown_path
 from zerver.models import Realm
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class MarkdownDirectoryView(ApiURLView):
                 context["OPEN_GRAPH_TITLE"] = f"{article_title} ({title_base})"
             else:
                 context["OPEN_GRAPH_TITLE"] = title_base
-            request_notes = get_request_notes(self.request)
+            request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(self.request)
             request_notes.placeholder_open_graph_description = (
                 f"REPLACMENT_OPEN_GRAPH_DESCRIPTION_{int(2**24 * random.random())}"
             )
diff --git a/zerver/views/events_register.py b/zerver/views/events_register.py
index 3ba701c564..45e9d6f274 100644
--- a/zerver/views/events_register.py
+++ b/zerver/views/events_register.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 from zerver.lib.events import do_events_register
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import JsonableError
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.lib.validator import check_bool, check_dict, check_list, check_string
 from zerver.models import Stream, UserProfile
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def events_register_backend(
     if client_capabilities is None:
         client_capabilities = {}
 
-    client = get_request_notes(request).client
+    client = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client
     assert client is not None
 
     ret = do_events_register(
diff --git a/zerver/views/home.py b/zerver/views/home.py
index b27befb8e2..fb6732342a 100644
--- a/zerver/views/home.py
+++ b/zerver/views/home.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from zerver.forms import ToSForm
 from zerver.lib.actions import do_change_tos_version, realm_user_count
 from zerver.lib.compatibility import is_outdated_desktop_app, is_unsupported_browser
 from zerver.lib.home import build_page_params_for_home_page_load, get_user_permission_info
-from zerver.lib.request import get_request_notes
+from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
 from zerver.lib.streams import access_stream_by_name
 from zerver.lib.subdomains import get_subdomain
 from zerver.lib.utils import statsd
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def home_real(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
         needs_tutorial=needs_tutorial,
     )
 
-    log_data = get_request_notes(request).log_data
+    log_data = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).log_data
     assert log_data is not None
     log_data["extra"] = f"[{queue_id}]"
 
diff --git a/zerver/views/message_edit.py b/zerver/views/message_edit.py
index e08f0e7df4..759fa78772 100644
--- a/zerver/views/message_edit.py
+++ b/zerver/views/message_edit.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from zerver.lib.actions import check_update_message, do_delete_messages
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import JsonableError
 from zerver.lib.html_diff import highlight_html_differences
 from zerver.lib.message import access_message
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.lib.timestamp import datetime_to_timestamp
 from zerver.lib.topic import LEGACY_PREV_TOPIC, REQ_topic
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def update_message_backend(
     )
 
     # Include the number of messages changed in the logs
-    log_data = get_request_notes(request).log_data
+    log_data = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).log_data
     assert log_data is not None
     log_data["extra"] = f"[{number_changed}]"
 
diff --git a/zerver/views/message_fetch.py b/zerver/views/message_fetch.py
index e0ac19c11b..69c14fb390 100644
--- a/zerver/views/message_fetch.py
+++ b/zerver/views/message_fetch.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from zerver.lib.addressee import get_user_profiles, get_user_profiles_by_ids
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import ErrorCode, JsonableError, MissingAuthenticationError
 from zerver.lib.message import get_first_visible_message_id, messages_for_ids
 from zerver.lib.narrow import is_web_public_compatible, is_web_public_narrow
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.lib.sqlalchemy_utils import get_sqlalchemy_connection
 from zerver.lib.streams import (
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ def get_messages_backend(
                 verbose_operators.append("is:" + term["operand"])
             else:
                 verbose_operators.append(term["operator"])
-        log_data = get_request_notes(request).log_data
+        log_data = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).log_data
         assert log_data is not None
         log_data["extra"] = "[{}]".format(",".join(verbose_operators))
 
diff --git a/zerver/views/message_flags.py b/zerver/views/message_flags.py
index 048e45b39c..6c14490c76 100644
--- a/zerver/views/message_flags.py
+++ b/zerver/views/message_flags.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from zerver.lib.actions import (
     do_update_message_flags,
 )
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import JsonableError
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.lib.streams import access_stream_by_id
 from zerver.lib.topic import user_message_exists_for_topic
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def update_message_flags(
     operation: str = REQ("op"),
     flag: str = REQ(),
 ) -> HttpResponse:
-    request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+    request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
     assert request_notes.client is not None
     assert request_notes.log_data is not None
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def update_message_flags(
 
 @has_request_variables
 def mark_all_as_read(request: HttpRequest, user_profile: UserProfile) -> HttpResponse:
-    request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+    request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
     assert request_notes.client is not None
     count = do_mark_all_as_read(user_profile, request_notes.client)
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def mark_stream_as_read(
     count = do_mark_stream_messages_as_read(user_profile, stream.recipient_id)
 
     log_data_str = f"[{count} updated]"
-    log_data = get_request_notes(request).log_data
+    log_data = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).log_data
     assert log_data is not None
     log_data["extra"] = log_data_str
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def mark_topic_as_read(
     count = do_mark_stream_messages_as_read(user_profile, stream.recipient_id, topic_name)
 
     log_data_str = f"[{count} updated]"
-    log_data = get_request_notes(request).log_data
+    log_data = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).log_data
     assert log_data is not None
     log_data["extra"] = log_data_str
 
diff --git a/zerver/views/message_send.py b/zerver/views/message_send.py
index f97878ea00..3e452d4baa 100644
--- a/zerver/views/message_send.py
+++ b/zerver/views/message_send.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from zerver.lib.actions import (
 )
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import JsonableError
 from zerver.lib.message import render_markdown
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.lib.timestamp import convert_to_UTC
 from zerver.lib.topic import REQ_topic
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def create_mirrored_message_users(
         for email in recipients:
             referenced_users.add(email.lower())
 
-    client = get_request_notes(request).client
+    client = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client
     assert client is not None
 
     if client.name == "zephyr_mirror":
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def send_message_backend(
     # `yes` to accepting `true` like all of our normal booleans.
     forged = forged_str is not None and forged_str in ["yes", "true"]
 
-    client = get_request_notes(request).client
+    client = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client
     assert client is not None
     can_forge_sender = user_profile.can_forge_sender
     if forged and not can_forge_sender:
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def render_message_backend(
     message = Message()
     message.sender = user_profile
     message.content = content
-    client = get_request_notes(request).client
+    client = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client
     assert client is not None
     message.sending_client = client
 
diff --git a/zerver/views/presence.py b/zerver/views/presence.py
index dcb74c9c8d..0b88318ff9 100644
--- a/zerver/views/presence.py
+++ b/zerver/views/presence.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from zerver.lib.actions import do_update_user_status, update_user_presence
 from zerver.lib.emoji import check_emoji_request, emoji_name_to_emoji_code
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import JsonableError
 from zerver.lib.presence import get_presence_for_user, get_presence_response
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.lib.timestamp import datetime_to_timestamp
 from zerver.lib.validator import check_bool, check_capped_string
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def update_user_status_backend(
         assert emoji_type is not None
         check_emoji_request(user_profile.realm, emoji_name, emoji_code, emoji_type)
 
-    client = get_request_notes(request).client
+    client = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client
     assert client is not None
     do_update_user_status(
         user_profile=user_profile,
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def update_active_status_backend(
     if status_val is None:
         raise JsonableError(_("Invalid status: {}").format(status))
     elif user_profile.presence_enabled:
-        client = get_request_notes(request).client
+        client = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client
         assert client is not None
         update_user_presence(user_profile, client, timezone_now(), status_val, new_user_input)
 
diff --git a/zerver/views/report.py b/zerver/views/report.py
index cda60b00f3..29ae2ef4e3 100644
--- a/zerver/views/report.py
+++ b/zerver/views/report.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from zerver.context_processors import get_valid_realm_from_request
 from zerver.decorator import human_users_only
 from zerver.lib.markdown import privacy_clean_markdown
 from zerver.lib.queue import queue_json_publish
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.lib.storage import static_path
 from zerver.lib.unminify import SourceMap
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def report_send_times(
     if displayed > 0:
         displayed_str = str(displayed)
 
-    log_data = get_request_notes(request).log_data
+    log_data = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).log_data
     assert log_data is not None
     log_data[
         "extra"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def report_narrow_times(
     initial_free: int = REQ(converter=to_non_negative_int),
     network: int = REQ(converter=to_non_negative_int),
 ) -> HttpResponse:
-    log_data = get_request_notes(request).log_data
+    log_data = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).log_data
     assert log_data is not None
     log_data["extra"] = f"[{initial_core}ms/{initial_free}ms/{network}ms]"
     realm = get_valid_realm_from_request(request)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def report_unnarrow_times(
     initial_core: int = REQ(converter=to_non_negative_int),
     initial_free: int = REQ(converter=to_non_negative_int),
 ) -> HttpResponse:
-    log_data = get_request_notes(request).log_data
+    log_data = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).log_data
     assert log_data is not None
     log_data["extra"] = f"[{initial_core}ms/{initial_free}ms]"
     realm = get_valid_realm_from_request(request)
diff --git a/zerver/views/user_settings.py b/zerver/views/user_settings.py
index 466b711fff..b220dfd57d 100644
--- a/zerver/views/user_settings.py
+++ b/zerver/views/user_settings.py
@@ -276,9 +276,9 @@ def json_change_settings(
         do_set_user_display_setting(user_profile, "timezone", timezone)
 
     # TODO: Do this more generally.
-    from zerver.lib.request import get_request_notes
+    from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
 
-    request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+    request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
     for req_var in request.POST:
         if req_var not in request_notes.processed_parameters:
             request_notes.ignored_parameters.add(req_var)
diff --git a/zerver/webhooks/dialogflow/view.py b/zerver/webhooks/dialogflow/view.py
index df69b4eb90..d45deacb9b 100644
--- a/zerver/webhooks/dialogflow/view.py
+++ b/zerver/webhooks/dialogflow/view.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse
 
 from zerver.decorator import webhook_view
 from zerver.lib.actions import check_send_private_message
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.models import UserProfile, get_user
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def api_dialogflow_webhook(
         body = f"{status} - {error_status}"
 
     receiving_user = get_user(email, user_profile.realm)
-    client = get_request_notes(request).client
+    client = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client
     assert client is not None
     check_send_private_message(user_profile, client, receiving_user, body)
     return json_success()
diff --git a/zerver/webhooks/slack/view.py b/zerver/webhooks/slack/view.py
index e4fde46298..3c6a64f6a1 100644
--- a/zerver/webhooks/slack/view.py
+++ b/zerver/webhooks/slack/view.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from zerver.decorator import webhook_view
 from zerver.lib.actions import check_send_stream_message
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import JsonableError
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.models import UserProfile
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def api_slack_webhook(
         subject = _("Message from Slack")
 
     content = ZULIP_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE.format(message_sender=user_name, text=text)
-    client = get_request_notes(request).client
+    client = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client
     assert client is not None
     check_send_stream_message(user_profile, client, stream, subject, content)
     return json_success()
diff --git a/zerver/webhooks/teamcity/view.py b/zerver/webhooks/teamcity/view.py
index 87cd71f94c..25098e5673 100644
--- a/zerver/webhooks/teamcity/view.py
+++ b/zerver/webhooks/teamcity/view.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from zerver.lib.actions import (
     check_send_private_message,
     send_rate_limited_pm_notification_to_bot_owner,
 )
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.lib.send_email import FromAddress
 from zerver.lib.webhooks.common import check_send_webhook_message
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def api_teamcity_webhook(
             return json_success()
 
         body = f"Your personal build for {body}"
-        client = get_request_notes(request).client
+        client = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client
         assert client is not None
         check_send_private_message(user_profile, client, teamcity_user, body)
 
diff --git a/zerver/webhooks/yo/view.py b/zerver/webhooks/yo/view.py
index 4620b24e4f..b8335f1751 100644
--- a/zerver/webhooks/yo/view.py
+++ b/zerver/webhooks/yo/view.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse
 
 from zerver.decorator import webhook_view
 from zerver.lib.actions import check_send_private_message
-from zerver.lib.request import REQ, get_request_notes, has_request_variables
+from zerver.lib.request import REQ, RequestNotes, has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.models import UserProfile, get_user
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def api_yo_app_webhook(
 ) -> HttpResponse:
     body = f"Yo from {username}"
     receiving_user = get_user(email, user_profile.realm)
-    client = get_request_notes(request).client
+    client = RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client
     assert client is not None
     check_send_private_message(user_profile, client, receiving_user, body)
     return json_success()
diff --git a/zilencer/management/commands/profile_request.py b/zilencer/management/commands/profile_request.py
index 862164fced..1c948c2eed 100644
--- a/zilencer/management/commands/profile_request.py
+++ b/zilencer/management/commands/profile_request.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from django.core.management.base import CommandParser
 from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse
 
 from zerver.lib.management import ZulipBaseCommand
-from zerver.lib.request import get_request_notes
+from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
 from zerver.lib.test_helpers import HostRequestMock
 from zerver.middleware import LogRequests
 from zerver.models import UserMessage
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ class Command(ZulipBaseCommand):
             path="/",
         )
         mock_request.session = MockSession()
-        get_request_notes(mock_request).log_data = None
+        RequestNotes.get_notes(mock_request).log_data = None
 
         profile_request(mock_request)
diff --git a/zproject/backends.py b/zproject/backends.py
index 5de407d6ee..a3bd62261c 100644
--- a/zproject/backends.py
+++ b/zproject/backends.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ from zerver.lib.exceptions import JsonableError
 from zerver.lib.mobile_auth_otp import is_valid_otp
 from zerver.lib.rate_limiter import RateLimitedObject
 from zerver.lib.redis_utils import get_dict_from_redis, get_redis_client, put_dict_in_redis
-from zerver.lib.request import get_request_notes
+from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
 from zerver.lib.subdomains import get_subdomain
 from zerver.lib.users import check_full_name, validate_user_custom_profile_field
 from zerver.models import (
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def rate_limit_authentication_by_username(request: HttpRequest, username: str) -
 
 
 def auth_rate_limiting_already_applied(request: HttpRequest) -> bool:
-    request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+    request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
 
     return any(
         isinstance(r.entity, RateLimitedAuthenticationByUsername)
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def rate_limit_auth(auth_func: AuthFuncT, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Optional
 
     request = args[1]
     username = kwargs["username"]
-    if get_request_notes(request).client is None or not client_is_exempt_from_rate_limiting(
+    if RequestNotes.get_notes(request).client is None or not client_is_exempt_from_rate_limiting(
         request
     ):
         # Django cycles through enabled authentication backends until one succeeds,
diff --git a/zproject/sentry.py b/zproject/sentry.py
index 3f100cc28c..9a3483658a 100644
--- a/zproject/sentry.py
+++ b/zproject/sentry.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def add_context(event: "Event", hint: "Hint") -> Optional["Event"]:
             return None
     from django.conf import settings
 
-    from zerver.lib.request import get_current_request, get_request_notes
+    from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes, get_current_request
     from zerver.models import get_user_profile_by_id
 
     with capture_internal_exceptions():
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def add_context(event: "Event", hint: "Hint") -> Optional["Event"]:
 
         request = get_current_request()
         if request:
-            request_notes = get_request_notes(request)
+            request_notes = RequestNotes.get_notes(request)
             if request_notes.client is not None:
                 event["tags"]["client"] = request_notes.client.name
             if request_notes.realm is not None: