Merge branch 'dakotadux/add-rest-api-to-update-status-of-external-requirement-controller' into 'master' 

Add a REST controller for external API access

See merge request https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/180296



Merged-by: Douglas Barbosa Alexandre <dbalexandre@gmail.com>
Approved-by: Douglas Barbosa Alexandre <dbalexandre@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Huzaifa Iftikhar <hiftikhar@gitlab.com>
Reviewed-by: GitLab Duo <gitlab-duo@gitlab.com>
Reviewed-by: Dakota Dux <ddux@gitlab.com>
Co-authored-by: dakotadux <ddux@gitlab.com>