Fix next release notes log (#8642)

packages/devtools_app/lib/devtools.dart

@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 /// Note: a regexp in the `dt update-version' command logic matches the constant
 /// declaration `const version =`. If you change the declaration you must also
 /// modify the regex in the `dt update-version' command logic.
-const version = '2.42.0-dev.0';
+const version = '2.42.0-dev.1';

packages/devtools_app/pubspec.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ publish_to: none
 
 # Note: this version should only be updated by running the 'dt update-version'
 # command that updates the version here and in 'devtools.dart'.
-version: 2.42.0-dev.0
+version: 2.42.0-dev.1
 
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/devtools/tree/master/packages/devtools_app
 

packages/devtools_app/release_notes/NEXT_RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,29 +1,21 @@
 This is draft for future release notes, that are going to land on
 [the Flutter website](https://docs.flutter.dev/tools/devtools/release-notes).
 
-# DevTools 2.41.0 release notes
+# DevTools 2.42.0 release notes
 
-The 2.41.0 release of the Dart and Flutter DevTools
+The 2.42.0 release of the Dart and Flutter DevTools
 includes the following changes among other general improvements.
 To learn more about DevTools, check out the
 [DevTools overview](/tools/devtools/overview).
 
 ## General updates
 
-* Persist filter settings across sessions. - [#8447](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8447),
-[#8456](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8456)
-[#8470](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8470)
-* Tables match IDE theme when embedded in an IDE. - [#8498](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8498)
-* View licenses added to about dialog. - [8610](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8610)
+* View licenses added to about dialog. - [#8610](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8610)
 
 ## Inspector updates
 
-- Added an option to the [new Inspector's](https://docs.flutter.dev/tools/devtools/release-notes/release-notes-2.40.1#inspector-updates)
-  settings to allow auto-refreshing the widget tree after a hot-reload. - [#8483](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8483)
-- Fixed an [issue](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/issues/8487) where the [new Inspector](https://docs.flutter.dev/tools/devtools/release-notes/release-notes-2.40.1#inspector-updates) would not load after a hot-restart in the legacy Inspector. - [#8491](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8491)
-- Fixed an [issue](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/issues/8465) preventing scrolling to an implementation widget in the [new Inspector](https://docs.flutter.dev/tools/devtools/release-notes/release-notes-2.40.1#inspector-updates) after selecting it on the device. - [#8494](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8494)
-- Selecting an implementation widget on the device while implementation widget's are hidden in the [new Inspector's](https://docs.flutter.dev/tools/devtools/release-notes/release-notes-2.40.1#inspector-updates) does not show an error. - [8625](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8625)
-
+* Selecting an implementation widget on the device while implementation widget's are hidden in the [new Inspector's](https://docs.flutter.dev/tools/devtools/release-notes/release-notes-2.40.1#inspector-updates) does not show an error. - [#8625](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8625)
+
 ## Performance updates
 
 TODO: Remove this section if there are not any general updates.
@@ -42,43 +34,11 @@ TODO: Remove this section if there are not any general updates.
 
 ## Network profiler updates
 
-* Added a filter text field to the top-level Network profiler controls. -
-[#8469](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8469)
-    ![Network filter field](images/network_filter.png "Network filter field")
+TODO: Remove this section if there are not any general updates.
 
 ## Logging updates
 
-* Fetch log details immediately upon receiving logs so that log data is not lost
-due to lazy loading. - [#8421](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8421)
-
-* Reduce initial page load time. - [#8500](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8500)
-
-* Added support for displaying metadata, such as log
-severity, category, zone, and isolate -
-[#8419](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8419),
-[#8439](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8439),
-[#8441](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8441). It is now also possible to
-search and filter by these metadata values. - [#8473](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8473)
-    ![Logging metadata display](images/log_metadata.png "Logging metadata display")
-
-* Add a filter text field to the top-level Logging controls. -
-[#8427](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8427)
-    ![Logging filter](images/log_filter.png "Logging filter")
-
-* Added support for filtering by log severity / levels. -
-[#8433](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8433)
-    ![Log level filter](images/log_level_filter.png "Log level filter")
-
-* Added a setting to set the log retention limit. - [#8493](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8493)
-
-* Added a button to toggle the log details display between raw text and JSON. -
-[#8445](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8445)
-
-* Fixed a bug where logs would get out of order after midnight. - 
-[#8420](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8420)
-
-* Automatically scroll logs table to the bottom on the initial load -
-[#8437](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/pull/8437)
+TODO: Remove this section if there are not any general updates.
 
 ## App size tool updates
 
@@ -90,11 +50,7 @@ TODO: Remove this section if there are not any general updates.
 
 ## VS Code Sidebar updates
 
-- The legacy `postMessage` version of the VS Code sidebar has been removed in
-  favor of the DTD-powered version. Trying to access the legacy sidebar will
-  show a message advising to update your Dart VS Code extension. The Dart VS
-  Code extension was the only user of the legacy sidebar and migrated off in
-  v3.96.
+TODO: Remove this section if there are not any general updates.
 
 ## DevTools Extension updates
 
@@ -103,4 +59,4 @@ TODO: Remove this section if there are not any general updates.
 ## Full commit history
 
 To find a complete list of changes in this release, check out the
-[DevTools git log](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/tree/v2.41.0).
+[DevTools git log](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/tree/v2.42.0).

packages/devtools_app/release_notes/README.md

@@ -81,3 +81,13 @@ https://flutter-docs-prod--pr8928-dt-notes-links-b0b33er1.web.app/tools/devtools
 - Verify the release notes viewer displays the new release notes as expected.
   Some issues to watch out for are broken images or 'include_relative' lines in
   the markdown that don't load properly.
+
+## Preparing release notes for the next release
+
+After completing the release, the `NEXT_RELEASE_NOTES.md` file needs to be
+cleared in preparation for the next release. This should happen automatically
+when you update the version for the next release:
+
+```sh
+dt update-version auto -t minor; dt update-version auto -t dev
+```