allow display to sleep vs locking about keepingyouawake

[Napolitain]

I was going to ask what is the intended behavior. I actually personally prefer if it lock the computer but doesn't "sleep".
I'm intending to use VS Code remote, and sometimes I'll need to run stuff on workstation and making sure session isn't lost (notebooks). Screen off and locking could allow going AFK.
I guess both options could exist ?

[sajitron]

One way I've been able to circumvent this is by doing the following:

• checking the Allow the display to sleep option under the advanced settings of the app.
• under your mac's System Settings, set the option for Turn display off on power adapter when power inactive to never. (Mac OS Ventura)
  That way, even when your screensaver becomes active and the screen gets locked, the display will never go off, and any underlying processes will keep running.
  The downside to this, however, is that once you lock your screen manually, this doesn't take effect. Thus, you will have to uncheck the Allow the display to sleep option before locking your screen.