fix: re-added environment variable for VSCode command

Author: jhefferman-sfdc

src/commands/lightning/dev/component.ts

@@ -78,13 +78,22 @@ export default class LightningDevComponent extends SfCommand<ComponentPreviewRes
     // If local dev is not enabled, prompt the user to enable local dev
     const setupConnection = targetOrg.getConnection(undefined);
     const isLightningPreviewEnabled = await MetaUtils.isLightningPreviewEnabled(setupConnection);
+
     if (!isLightningPreviewEnabled) {
-      const enableLocalDev = await PromptUtils.promptUserToEnableLocalDev();
+      const autoEnableLocalDev = process.env.AUTO_ENABLE_LOCAL_DEV;
+
+      // If executed via VSCode command, autoEnableLocalDev will contain the users choice, provided via UI.
+      // Else, prompt the user on the command line.
+      const enableLocalDev =
+        autoEnableLocalDev !== undefined
+          ? autoEnableLocalDev === 'true'
+          : await PromptUtils.promptUserToEnableLocalDev();
+
       if (enableLocalDev) {
         try {
-          await MetaUtils.ensureLightningPreviewEnabled(setupConnection);
+          await MetaUtils.setLightningPreviewEnabled(setupConnection, true);
           await MetaUtils.ensureFirstPartyCookiesNotRequired(setupConnection);
-          this.log('Local dev is now enabled for this org.');
+          this.log('Local dev has been enabled for this org.');
         } catch (error) {
           this.log('Error autoenabling local dev', error);
         }

src/shared/metaUtils.ts

@@ -199,25 +199,6 @@ export class MetaUtils {
     this.logger.debug('Successfully updated first-party cookie requirement');
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Ensures Lightning Preview is enabled for the org. If it's not enabled, this method will enable it.
-   *
-   * @param connection the connection to the org
-   * @returns boolean indicating whether Lightning Preview was already enabled (true) or had to be enabled (false)
-   */
-  public static async ensureLightningPreviewEnabled(connection: Connection): Promise<boolean> {
-    const isEnabled = await this.isLightningPreviewEnabled(connection);
-
-    if (!isEnabled) {
-      this.logger.info('Lightning Preview is not enabled. Enabling it now...');
-      await this.setLightningPreviewEnabled(connection, true);
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    this.logger.debug('Lightning Preview is already enabled');
-    return true;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Ensures first-party cookies are not required for the org. If they are required, this method will disable the requirement.
    *