Protected ReadonlyCliProtected ReadonlyloggerProtected ReadonlypreferenceProtectedapplyProtectedapplyCalled when the application is started. The application shell is not attached yet when this method runs. Should return a promise if it runs asynchronously.
Applies a batch of CLI-provided preferences sequentially. A rejection from an individual write (bad key, invalid scope, etc.) is logged and does not abort the remaining writes, and it is not left as an unhandled promise rejection.