Merge pull request #207 from aykhans/feat/runtime-logging

feat(logging): add runtime log levels, response logging, and progress/log-file controls

cmd/cli/main.go

@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ func main() {
 		ctx,
 		combinedConfig.Methods, combinedConfig.URL, *combinedConfig.Timeout,
 		*combinedConfig.Concurrency, combinedConfig.Requests, combinedConfig.Duration,
-		*combinedConfig.Quiet, *combinedConfig.Insecure, combinedConfig.Params, combinedConfig.Headers,
+		*combinedConfig.Progress == config.ConfigProgressTypeBar, *combinedConfig.Insecure, combinedConfig.Params, combinedConfig.Headers,
 		combinedConfig.Cookies, combinedConfig.Bodies, combinedConfig.Proxies, combinedConfig.Values,
 		*combinedConfig.Output != config.ConfigOutputTypeNone,
-		*combinedConfig.DryRun,
+		*combinedConfig.DryRun, *combinedConfig.LogLevel, *combinedConfig.LogFile,
 		combinedConfig.Lua, combinedConfig.Js,
 	)
 	_ = utilsErr.MustHandle(err,

docs/configuration.md

@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ Use `-s` or `--show-config` to see the final merged configuration before sending
 | [Concurrency](#concurrency) | `concurrency`<br>(number)           | `-concurrency` / `-c`<br>(number)            | `SARIN_CONCURRENCY`<br>(number)  | `1`     | Number of concurrent workers |
 | [Requests](#requests)       | `requests`<br>(number)              | `-requests` / `-r`<br>(number)               | `SARIN_REQUESTS`<br>(number)     | -       | Total requests to send       |
 | [Duration](#duration)       | `duration`<br>(duration)            | `-duration` / `-d`<br>(duration)             | `SARIN_DURATION`<br>(duration)   | -       | Test duration                |
-| [Quiet](#quiet)             | `quiet`<br>(boolean)                | `-quiet` / `-q`<br>(boolean)                 | `SARIN_QUIET`<br>(boolean)       | `false` | Hide progress bar and logs   |
+| [Log Level](#log-level)     | `logLevel`<br>(string)              | `-log-level` / `-l`<br>(string)              | `SARIN_LOG_LEVEL`<br>(string)    | `error` | Runtime log levels to emit   |
+| [Log File](#log-file)       | `logFile`<br>(string)               | `-log-file` / `-w`<br>(string)               | `SARIN_LOG_FILE`<br>(string)     | -       | Write runtime logs to a file |
+| [Progress](#progress)       | `progress`<br>(string)              | `-progress` / `-p`<br>(string)               | `SARIN_PROGRESS`<br>(string)     | `bar`   | Progress display (bar/none)  |
 | [Output](#output)           | `output`<br>(string)                | `-output` / `-o`<br>(string)                 | `SARIN_OUTPUT`<br>(string)       | `table` | Output format for stats      |
 | [Dry Run](#dry-run)         | `dryRun`<br>(boolean)               | `-dry-run` / `-z`<br>(boolean)               | `SARIN_DRY_RUN`<br>(boolean)     | `false` | Generate without sending     |
 | [Insecure](#insecure)       | `insecure`<br>(boolean)             | `-insecure` / `-I`<br>(boolean)              | `SARIN_INSECURE`<br>(boolean)    | `false` | Skip TLS verification        |
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ sarin -U "http://example.com/users/{{ fakeit_UUID }}" -r 1000 -c 10
 
 ## Method
 
-HTTP method(s). If multiple values are provided, Sarin starts at a random index and cycles through them in order. Once the cycle completes, it picks a new random starting point. Supports [templating](templating.md).
+HTTP method(s). Defaults to `GET`. If multiple values are provided, Sarin starts at a random index and cycles through them in order. Once the cycle completes, it picks a new random starting point. Supports [templating](templating.md).
 
 **YAML example:**
 
@@ -141,9 +143,9 @@ method: GET
 # OR
 
 method:
-  - GET
-  - POST
-  - PUT
+    - GET
+    - POST
+    - PUT
 ```
 
 **CLI example:**
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ SARIN_METHOD=GET
 
 ## Timeout
 
-Request timeout. Must be greater than 0.
+Request timeout. Must be greater than 0. Defaults to `10s`.
 
 Valid time units: `ns`, `us` (or `µs`), `ms`, `s`, `m`, `h`
 
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ Valid time units: `ns`, `us` (or `µs`), `ms`, `s`, `m`, `h`
 
 ## Concurrency
 
-Number of concurrent workers. Must be between 1 and 100,000,000.
+Number of concurrent workers. Must be between 1 and 100,000,000. Defaults to `1`.
 
 ## Requests
 
@@ -182,15 +184,34 @@ Valid time units: `ns`, `us` (or `µs`), `ms`, `s`, `m`, `h`
 
 **Examples:** `1m30s`, `25s`, `1h`
 
-## Quiet
+## Log Level
 
-Hide the progress bar and runtime logs.
+Runtime log levels to emit, comma-separated. Valid levels: `info`, `error`. Defaults to `error`.
+
+- `error`: errors that occur while generating or sending a request
+- `info`: every completed response
+
+Leave empty to disable logging entirely.
+
+**Examples:** `error` (only errors), `info` (only responses), `info,error` (both)
+
+## Log File
+
+Write runtime logs to this file instead of the terminal or stderr. The parent directory must exist.
+
+```sh
+sarin -U http://example.com -r 1000 --log-file ./run.log
+```
+
+## Progress
+
+Progress display. Valid values: `bar` (default), `none`. Use `none` to hide the progress bar.
 
 ## Output
 
 Output format for response statistics.
 
-Valid formats: `table`, `json`, `yaml`, `none`
+Valid formats: `table` (default), `json`, `yaml`, `none`
 
 Using `none` disables output and reduces memory usage since response statistics are not stored.
 
@@ -214,9 +235,9 @@ body: '{"product": "car"}'
 # OR
 
 body:
-  - '{"product": "car"}'
-  - '{"product": "phone"}'
-  - '{"product": "watch"}'
+    - '{"product": "car"}'
+    - '{"product": "phone"}'
+    - '{"product": "watch"}'
 ```
 
 **CLI example:**
@@ -241,19 +262,19 @@ When the same key appears as **separate entries** (in CLI or config file), all v
 
 ```yaml
 params:
-  key1: value1
-  key2: [value2, value3]  # cycles between value2 and value3
+    key1: value1
+    key2: [value2, value3] # cycles between value2 and value3
 
 # OR
 
 params:
-  - key1: value1
-  - key2: [value2, value3]  # cycles between value2 and value3
+    - key1: value1
+    - key2: [value2, value3] # cycles between value2 and value3
 
 # To send both values in every request, use separate entries:
 params:
-  - key2: value2
-  - key2: value3  # both sent in every request
+    - key2: value2
+    - key2: value3 # both sent in every request
 ```
 
 **CLI example:**
@@ -278,19 +299,19 @@ When the same key appears as **separate entries** (in CLI or config file), all v
 
 ```yaml
 headers:
-  key1: value1
-  key2: [value2, value3]  # cycles between value2 and value3
+    key1: value1
+    key2: [value2, value3] # cycles between value2 and value3
 
 # OR
 
 headers:
-  - key1: value1
-  - key2: [value2, value3]  # cycles between value2 and value3
+    - key1: value1
+    - key2: [value2, value3] # cycles between value2 and value3
 
 # To send both values in every request, use separate entries:
 headers:
-  - key2: value2
-  - key2: value3  # both sent in every request
+    - key2: value2
+    - key2: value3 # both sent in every request
 ```
 
 **CLI example:**
@@ -315,19 +336,19 @@ When the same key appears as **separate entries** (in CLI or config file), all v
 
 ```yaml
 cookies:
-  key1: value1
-  key2: [value2, value3]  # cycles between value2 and value3
+    key1: value1
+    key2: [value2, value3] # cycles between value2 and value3
 
 # OR
 
 cookies:
-  - key1: value1
-  - key2: [value2, value3]  # cycles between value2 and value3
+    - key1: value1
+    - key2: [value2, value3] # cycles between value2 and value3
 
 # To send both values in every request, use separate entries:
 cookies:
-  - key2: value2
-  - key2: value3  # both sent in every request
+    - key2: value2
+    - key2: value3 # both sent in every request
 ```
 
 **CLI example:**
@@ -356,9 +377,9 @@ proxy: http://proxy1.com
 # OR
 
 proxy:
-  - http://proxy1.com
-  - socks5://proxy2.com
-  - socks5h://proxy3.com
+    - http://proxy1.com
+    - socks5://proxy2.com
+    - socks5h://proxy3.com
 ```
 
 **CLI example:**
@@ -387,9 +408,9 @@ values: "key=value"
 # OR
 
 values: |
-  key1=value1
-  key2=value2
-  key3=value3
+    key1=value1
+    key2=value2
+    key3=value3
 ```
 
 **CLI example:**

docs/examples.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ This guide provides practical examples for common Sarin use cases.
 - [File Uploads](#file-uploads)
 - [Using Proxies](#using-proxies)
 - [Output Formats](#output-formats)
+- [Runtime Logging](#runtime-logging)
 - [Docker Usage](#docker-usage)
 - [Dry Run Mode](#dry-run-mode)
 - [Show Configuration](#show-configuration)
@@ -836,10 +837,10 @@ output: none
 
 </details>
 
-**Quiet mode (hide progress bar):**
+**Hide the progress bar:**
 
 ```sh
-sarin -U http://example.com -r 1000 -c 10 -q
+sarin -U http://example.com -r 1000 -c 10 -p none
 ```
 
 <details>
@@ -849,7 +850,42 @@ sarin -U http://example.com -r 1000 -c 10 -q
 url: http://example.com
 requests: 1000
 concurrency: 10
-quiet: true
+progress: none
+```
+
+</details>
+
+## Runtime Logging
+
+`--log-level` selects which runtime logs Sarin emits (comma-separated `info` and `error`, default `error`). `error` covers request and generation errors, `info` covers every completed response (status, duration, headers, body). Logs appear in the progress log box on an interactive terminal, go to stderr when piped, or go to a file with `--log-file`.
+
+**Log responses and errors:**
+
+```sh
+sarin -U http://example.com -r 1000 -c 10 -l info,error
+```
+
+**Write logs to a file (the progress bar stays on screen):**
+
+```sh
+sarin -U http://example.com -r 1000 -c 10 -l info --log-file ./run.log
+```
+
+**Capture logs while keeping results on stdout:**
+
+```sh
+sarin -U http://example.com -r 1000 -l info -o json > stats.json 2> run.log
+```
+
+<details>
+<summary>YAML equivalent</summary>
+
+```yaml
+url: http://example.com
+requests: 1000
+concurrency: 10
+logLevel: info,error
+logFile: ./run.log
 ```
 
 </details>

docs/templating.md

@@ -183,19 +183,19 @@ body: '{{ body_FormData "image" "@https://example.com/photo.jpg" }}'
 
 # Mixed text fields and files
 body: |
-  {{ body_FormData
-     "title" "My Report"
-     "author" "John Doe"
-     "cover" "@/path/to/cover.jpg"
-     "document" "@/path/to/report.pdf"
-  }}
+    {{ body_FormData
+       "title" "My Report"
+       "author" "John Doe"
+       "cover" "@/path/to/cover.jpg"
+       "document" "@/path/to/report.pdf"
+    }}
 
 # Multiple files with same field name
 body: |
-  {{ body_FormData
-     "files" "@/path/to/file1.pdf"
-     "files" "@/path/to/file2.pdf"
-  }}
+    {{ body_FormData
+       "files" "@/path/to/file1.pdf"
+       "files" "@/path/to/file2.pdf"
+    }}
 
 # Escape @ for literal value (sends "@username")
 body: '{{ body_FormData "twitter" "@@username" }}'
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ body: '{"file": "{{ file_Base64 "/path/to/document.pdf" }}", "filename": "docume
 body: '{"image": "{{ file_Base64 "https://example.com/photo.jpg" }}"}'
 
 # Combined with values for reuse
-values: "FILE_DATA={{ file_Base64 \"/path/to/file.bin\" }}"
+values: 'FILE_DATA={{ file_Base64 "/path/to/file.bin" }}'
 body: '{"data": "{{ .Values.FILE_DATA }}"}'
 ```
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ body: '{"data": "{{ .Values.FILE_DATA }}"}'
 
 Captcha functions solve a captcha challenge through a third-party solving service and return the resulting token, which can then be embedded directly into a request. They are intended for load testing endpoints protected by reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, or Cloudflare Turnstile.
 
-The functions are organized by service: `twocaptcha_*`, `anticaptcha_*`, and `capsolver_*`. Each accepts the API key as the first argument so no global configuration is required — bring your own key and use any of the supported services per template.
+The functions are organized by service: `twocaptcha_*`, `anticaptcha_*`, and `capsolver_*`. Each accepts the API key as the first argument so no global configuration is required. Bring your own key and use any of the supported services per template.
 
 > **Important: performance and cost:**
 >

internal/config/cli.go

@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ Flags:
     -c, -concurrency   uint       Number of concurrent requests (default %d)
     -r, -requests      uint       Number of total requests
     -d, -duration      time       Maximum duration for the test (e.g. 30s, 1m, 5h)
-    -q, -quiet         bool       Hide the progress bar and runtime logs (default %v)
+    -l, -log-level     string     Runtime log levels to emit, comma-separated (possible values: info, error) (default %s)
+    -w, -log-file      string     Write runtime logs to this file instead of the terminal/stderr
+    -p, -progress      string     Progress display (possible values: bar, none) (default '%v')
     -o, -output        string     Output format (possible values: table, json, yaml, none) (default '%v')
     -z, -dry-run       bool       Run without sending requests (default %v)
 
@@ -88,7 +90,9 @@ func (parser ConfigCLIParser) Parse() (*Config, error) {
 		concurrency  uint
 		requestCount uint64
 		duration     time.Duration
-		quiet        bool
+		logLevel     string
+		logFile      string
+		progress     string
 		output       string
 		dryRun       bool
 
@@ -127,8 +131,14 @@ func (parser ConfigCLIParser) Parse() (*Config, error) {
 		flagSet.DurationVar(&duration, "duration", 0, "Maximum duration for the test")
 		flagSet.DurationVar(&duration, "d", 0, "Maximum duration for the test")
 
-		flagSet.BoolVar(&quiet, "quiet", false, "Hide the progress bar and runtime logs")
-		flagSet.BoolVar(&quiet, "q", false, "Hide the progress bar and runtime logs")
+		flagSet.StringVar(&logLevel, "log-level", "", "Runtime log levels to emit, comma-separated (possible values: info, error)")
+		flagSet.StringVar(&logLevel, "l", "", "Runtime log levels to emit, comma-separated (possible values: info, error)")
+
+		flagSet.StringVar(&logFile, "log-file", "", "Write runtime logs to this file instead of the terminal/stderr")
+		flagSet.StringVar(&logFile, "w", "", "Write runtime logs to this file instead of the terminal/stderr")
+
+		flagSet.StringVar(&progress, "progress", "", "Progress display (possible values: bar, none)")
+		flagSet.StringVar(&progress, "p", "", "Progress display (possible values: bar, none)")
 
 		flagSet.StringVar(&output, "output", "", "Output format (possible values: table, json, yaml, none)")
 		flagSet.StringVar(&output, "o", "", "Output format (possible values: table, json, yaml, none)")
@@ -205,8 +215,12 @@ func (parser ConfigCLIParser) Parse() (*Config, error) {
 			config.Requests = new(requestCount)
 		case "duration", "d":
 			config.Duration = new(duration)
-		case "quiet", "q":
-			config.Quiet = new(quiet)
+		case "log-level", "l":
+			config.LogLevel = new(logLevel)
+		case "log-file", "w":
+			config.LogFile = new(logFile)
+		case "progress", "p":
+			config.Progress = new(ConfigProgressType(progress))
 		case "output", "o":
 			config.Output = new(ConfigOutputType(output))
 		case "dry-run", "z":
@@ -265,7 +279,8 @@ func (parser ConfigCLIParser) PrintHelp() {
 		cliUsageText+"\n",
 		Defaults.ShowConfig,
 		Defaults.Concurrency,
-		Defaults.Quiet,
+		Defaults.LogLevel,
+		Defaults.Progress,
 		Defaults.Output,
 		Defaults.DryRun,
 

internal/config/config.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/glamour/styles"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/term"
+	"go.aykhans.me/sarin/internal/sarin"
 	"go.aykhans.me/sarin/internal/script"
 	"go.aykhans.me/sarin/internal/types"
 	"go.aykhans.me/sarin/internal/version"
@@ -31,25 +33,28 @@ var Defaults = struct {
 	RequestTimeout time.Duration
 	Concurrency    uint
 	ShowConfig     bool
-	Quiet          bool
+	Progress       ConfigProgressType
 	Insecure       bool
 	Output         ConfigOutputType
 	DryRun         bool
+	LogLevel       string
 }{
 	UserAgent:      "Sarin/" + version.Version,
 	Method:         "GET",
 	RequestTimeout: time.Second * 10,
 	Concurrency:    1,
 	ShowConfig:     false,
-	Quiet:          false,
+	Progress:       ConfigProgressTypeBar,
 	Insecure:       false,
 	Output:         ConfigOutputTypeTable,
 	DryRun:         false,
+	LogLevel:       "error",
 }
 
 var (
 	ValidProxySchemes      = []string{"http", "https", "socks5", "socks5h"}
 	ValidRequestURLSchemes = []string{"http", "https"}
+	ValidLogLevels         = []string{"info", "error"}
 )
 
 var (
@@ -70,27 +75,36 @@ var (
 	ConfigOutputTypeNone  ConfigOutputType = "none"
 )
 
+type ConfigProgressType string
+
+var (
+	ConfigProgressTypeBar  ConfigProgressType = "bar"
+	ConfigProgressTypeNone ConfigProgressType = "none"
+)
+
 type Config struct {
-	ShowConfig  *bool              `yaml:"showConfig,omitempty"`
-	Files       []types.ConfigFile `yaml:"files,omitempty"`
-	Methods     []string           `yaml:"methods,omitempty"`
-	URL         *url.URL           `yaml:"url,omitempty"`
-	Timeout     *time.Duration     `yaml:"timeout,omitempty"`
-	Concurrency *uint              `yaml:"concurrency,omitempty"`
-	Requests    *uint64            `yaml:"requests,omitempty"`
-	Duration    *time.Duration     `yaml:"duration,omitempty"`
-	Quiet       *bool              `yaml:"quiet,omitempty"`
-	Output      *ConfigOutputType  `yaml:"output,omitempty"`
-	Insecure    *bool              `yaml:"insecure,omitempty"`
-	DryRun      *bool              `yaml:"dryRun,omitempty"`
-	Params      types.Params       `yaml:"params,omitempty"`
-	Headers     types.Headers      `yaml:"headers,omitempty"`
-	Cookies     types.Cookies      `yaml:"cookies,omitempty"`
-	Bodies      []string           `yaml:"bodies,omitempty"`
-	Proxies     types.Proxies      `yaml:"proxies,omitempty"`
-	Values      []string           `yaml:"values,omitempty"`
-	Lua         []string           `yaml:"lua,omitempty"`
-	Js          []string           `yaml:"js,omitempty"`
+	ShowConfig  *bool               `yaml:"showConfig,omitempty"`
+	Files       []types.ConfigFile  `yaml:"files,omitempty"`
+	Methods     []string            `yaml:"methods,omitempty"`
+	URL         *url.URL            `yaml:"url,omitempty"`
+	Timeout     *time.Duration      `yaml:"timeout,omitempty"`
+	Concurrency *uint               `yaml:"concurrency,omitempty"`
+	Requests    *uint64             `yaml:"requests,omitempty"`
+	Duration    *time.Duration      `yaml:"duration,omitempty"`
+	Progress    *ConfigProgressType `yaml:"progress,omitempty"`
+	Output      *ConfigOutputType   `yaml:"output,omitempty"`
+	Insecure    *bool               `yaml:"insecure,omitempty"`
+	DryRun      *bool               `yaml:"dryRun,omitempty"`
+	Params      types.Params        `yaml:"params,omitempty"`
+	Headers     types.Headers       `yaml:"headers,omitempty"`
+	Cookies     types.Cookies       `yaml:"cookies,omitempty"`
+	Bodies      []string            `yaml:"bodies,omitempty"`
+	Proxies     types.Proxies       `yaml:"proxies,omitempty"`
+	Values      []string            `yaml:"values,omitempty"`
+	Lua         []string            `yaml:"lua,omitempty"`
+	Js          []string            `yaml:"js,omitempty"`
+	LogLevel    *string             `yaml:"logLevel,omitempty"`
+	LogFile     *string             `yaml:"logFile,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (config Config) MarshalYAML() (any, error) {
@@ -173,8 +187,8 @@ func (config Config) MarshalYAML() (any, error) {
 	if config.Duration != nil {
 		addField(content, "duration", toNode(*config.Duration), "")
 	}
-	if config.Quiet != nil {
-		addField(content, "quiet", toNode(*config.Quiet), "")
+	if config.Progress != nil {
+		addField(content, "progress", toNode(string(*config.Progress)), "")
 	}
 	if config.Output != nil {
 		addField(content, "output", toNode(string(*config.Output)), "")
@@ -221,6 +235,13 @@ func (config Config) MarshalYAML() (any, error) {
 	addStringSlice(content, "values", config.Values, false)
 	addStringSlice(content, "lua", config.Lua, false)
 	addStringSlice(content, "js", config.Js, false)
+	if config.LogLevel != nil {
+		addField(content, "logLevel", toNode(*config.LogLevel), "")
+	}
+
+	if config.LogFile != nil {
+		addField(content, "logFile", toNode(*config.LogFile), "")
+	}
 
 	return root, nil
 }
@@ -295,8 +316,8 @@ func (config *Config) Merge(newConfig *Config) {
 	if newConfig.ShowConfig != nil {
 		config.ShowConfig = newConfig.ShowConfig
 	}
-	if newConfig.Quiet != nil {
-		config.Quiet = newConfig.Quiet
+	if newConfig.Progress != nil {
+		config.Progress = newConfig.Progress
 	}
 	if newConfig.Output != nil {
 		config.Output = newConfig.Output
@@ -331,6 +352,12 @@ func (config *Config) Merge(newConfig *Config) {
 	if len(newConfig.Js) != 0 {
 		config.Js = append(config.Js, newConfig.Js...)
 	}
+	if newConfig.LogLevel != nil {
+		config.LogLevel = newConfig.LogLevel
+	}
+	if newConfig.LogFile != nil {
+		config.LogFile = newConfig.LogFile
+	}
 }
 
 func (config *Config) SetDefaults() {
@@ -361,8 +388,8 @@ func (config *Config) SetDefaults() {
 	if config.ShowConfig == nil {
 		config.ShowConfig = new(Defaults.ShowConfig)
 	}
-	if config.Quiet == nil {
-		config.Quiet = new(Defaults.Quiet)
+	if config.Progress == nil {
+		config.Progress = new(Defaults.Progress)
 	}
 	if config.Insecure == nil {
 		config.Insecure = new(Defaults.Insecure)
@@ -377,6 +404,14 @@ func (config *Config) SetDefaults() {
 	if config.Output == nil {
 		config.Output = new(Defaults.Output)
 	}
+
+	if config.LogLevel == nil {
+		config.LogLevel = new(Defaults.LogLevel)
+	}
+
+	if config.LogFile == nil {
+		config.LogFile = new("")
+	}
 }
 
 // Validate validates the config fields.
@@ -426,8 +461,21 @@ func (config Config) Validate() error {
 		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, types.NewFieldValidationError("ShowConfig", "", errors.New("showConfig field is required")))
 	}
 
-	if config.Quiet == nil {
-		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, types.NewFieldValidationError("Quiet", "", errors.New("quiet field is required")))
+	if config.Progress == nil {
+		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, types.NewFieldValidationError("Progress", "", errors.New("progress field is required")))
+	} else {
+		switch *config.Progress {
+		case ConfigProgressTypeBar, ConfigProgressTypeNone:
+		default:
+			validationErrors = append(
+				validationErrors,
+				types.NewFieldValidationError(
+					"Progress",
+					string(*config.Progress),
+					fmt.Errorf("progress must be one of: %s, %s", ConfigProgressTypeBar, ConfigProgressTypeNone),
+				),
+			)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if config.Output == nil {
@@ -460,6 +508,36 @@ func (config Config) Validate() error {
 		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, types.NewFieldValidationError("DryRun", "", errors.New("dryRun field is required")))
 	}
 
+	if config.LogLevel != nil {
+		for i, level := range sarin.SplitLogLevels(*config.LogLevel) {
+			if !slices.Contains(ValidLogLevels, level) {
+				validationErrors = append(
+					validationErrors,
+					types.NewFieldValidationError(
+						fmt.Sprintf("LogLevel[%d]", i),
+						level,
+						fmt.Errorf("log level must be one of: %s", strings.Join(ValidLogLevels, ", ")),
+					),
+				)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if config.LogFile != nil && *config.LogFile != "" {
+		dir := filepath.Dir(*config.LogFile)
+		if info, err := os.Stat(dir); err != nil {
+			validationErrors = append(
+				validationErrors,
+				types.NewFieldValidationError("LogFile", *config.LogFile, fmt.Errorf("parent directory %q is not accessible", dir)),
+			)
+		} else if !info.IsDir() {
+			validationErrors = append(
+				validationErrors,
+				types.NewFieldValidationError("LogFile", *config.LogFile, fmt.Errorf("parent path %q is not a directory", dir)),
+			)
+		}
+	}
+
 	for i, proxy := range config.Proxies {
 		if !slices.Contains(ValidProxySchemes, proxy.Scheme) {
 			validationErrors = append(

internal/config/env.go

@@ -49,74 +49,6 @@ func (parser ConfigENVParser) Parse() (*Config, error) {
 		config.Files = append(config.Files, *types.ParseConfigFile(configFile))
 	}
 
-	if quiet := parser.getEnv("QUIET"); quiet != "" {
-		quietParsed, err := utilsParse.ParseString[bool](quiet)
-		if err != nil {
-			fieldParseErrors = append(
-				fieldParseErrors,
-				types.NewFieldParseError(
-					parser.getFullEnvName("QUIET"),
-					quiet,
-					errors.New("invalid value for boolean, expected 'true' or 'false'"),
-				),
-			)
-		} else {
-			config.Quiet = &quietParsed
-		}
-	}
-
-	if output := parser.getEnv("OUTPUT"); output != "" {
-		config.Output = new(ConfigOutputType(output))
-	}
-
-	if insecure := parser.getEnv("INSECURE"); insecure != "" {
-		insecureParsed, err := utilsParse.ParseString[bool](insecure)
-		if err != nil {
-			fieldParseErrors = append(
-				fieldParseErrors,
-				types.NewFieldParseError(
-					parser.getFullEnvName("INSECURE"),
-					insecure,
-					errors.New("invalid value for boolean, expected 'true' or 'false'"),
-				),
-			)
-		} else {
-			config.Insecure = &insecureParsed
-		}
-	}
-
-	if dryRun := parser.getEnv("DRY_RUN"); dryRun != "" {
-		dryRunParsed, err := utilsParse.ParseString[bool](dryRun)
-		if err != nil {
-			fieldParseErrors = append(
-				fieldParseErrors,
-				types.NewFieldParseError(
-					parser.getFullEnvName("DRY_RUN"),
-					dryRun,
-					errors.New("invalid value for boolean, expected 'true' or 'false'"),
-				),
-			)
-		} else {
-			config.DryRun = &dryRunParsed
-		}
-	}
-
-	if method := parser.getEnv("METHOD"); method != "" {
-		config.Methods = []string{method}
-	}
-
-	if urlEnv := parser.getEnv("URL"); urlEnv != "" {
-		urlEnvParsed, err := url.Parse(urlEnv)
-		if err != nil {
-			fieldParseErrors = append(
-				fieldParseErrors,
-				types.NewFieldParseError(parser.getFullEnvName("URL"), urlEnv, err),
-			)
-		} else {
-			config.URL = urlEnvParsed
-		}
-	}
-
 	if concurrency := parser.getEnv("CONCURRENCY"); concurrency != "" {
 		concurrencyParsed, err := utilsParse.ParseString[uint](concurrency)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -165,22 +97,58 @@ func (parser ConfigENVParser) Parse() (*Config, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if timeout := parser.getEnv("TIMEOUT"); timeout != "" {
-		timeoutParsed, err := utilsParse.ParseString[time.Duration](timeout)
+	if logLevel := parser.getEnv("LOG_LEVEL"); logLevel != "" {
+		config.LogLevel = new(logLevel)
+	}
+
+	if logFile := parser.getEnv("LOG_FILE"); logFile != "" {
+		config.LogFile = new(logFile)
+	}
+
+	if progress := parser.getEnv("PROGRESS"); progress != "" {
+		config.Progress = new(ConfigProgressType(progress))
+	}
+
+	if output := parser.getEnv("OUTPUT"); output != "" {
+		config.Output = new(ConfigOutputType(output))
+	}
+
+	if dryRun := parser.getEnv("DRY_RUN"); dryRun != "" {
+		dryRunParsed, err := utilsParse.ParseString[bool](dryRun)
 		if err != nil {
 			fieldParseErrors = append(
 				fieldParseErrors,
 				types.NewFieldParseError(
-					parser.getFullEnvName("TIMEOUT"),
-					timeout,
-					errors.New("invalid value for duration, expected a duration string (e.g., '10s', '1h30m')"),
+					parser.getFullEnvName("DRY_RUN"),
+					dryRun,
+					errors.New("invalid value for boolean, expected 'true' or 'false'"),
 				),
 			)
 		} else {
-			config.Timeout = &timeoutParsed
+			config.DryRun = &dryRunParsed
 		}
 	}
 
+	if urlEnv := parser.getEnv("URL"); urlEnv != "" {
+		urlEnvParsed, err := url.Parse(urlEnv)
+		if err != nil {
+			fieldParseErrors = append(
+				fieldParseErrors,
+				types.NewFieldParseError(parser.getFullEnvName("URL"), urlEnv, err),
+			)
+		} else {
+			config.URL = urlEnvParsed
+		}
+	}
+
+	if method := parser.getEnv("METHOD"); method != "" {
+		config.Methods = []string{method}
+	}
+
+	if body := parser.getEnv("BODY"); body != "" {
+		config.Bodies = []string{body}
+	}
+
 	if param := parser.getEnv("PARAM"); param != "" {
 		config.Params.Parse(param)
 	}
@@ -193,10 +161,6 @@ func (parser ConfigENVParser) Parse() (*Config, error) {
 		config.Cookies.Parse(cookie)
 	}
 
-	if body := parser.getEnv("BODY"); body != "" {
-		config.Bodies = []string{body}
-	}
-
 	if proxy := parser.getEnv("PROXY"); proxy != "" {
 		err := config.Proxies.Parse(proxy)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -215,6 +179,38 @@ func (parser ConfigENVParser) Parse() (*Config, error) {
 		config.Values = []string{values}
 	}
 
+	if timeout := parser.getEnv("TIMEOUT"); timeout != "" {
+		timeoutParsed, err := utilsParse.ParseString[time.Duration](timeout)
+		if err != nil {
+			fieldParseErrors = append(
+				fieldParseErrors,
+				types.NewFieldParseError(
+					parser.getFullEnvName("TIMEOUT"),
+					timeout,
+					errors.New("invalid value for duration, expected a duration string (e.g., '10s', '1h30m')"),
+				),
+			)
+		} else {
+			config.Timeout = &timeoutParsed
+		}
+	}
+
+	if insecure := parser.getEnv("INSECURE"); insecure != "" {
+		insecureParsed, err := utilsParse.ParseString[bool](insecure)
+		if err != nil {
+			fieldParseErrors = append(
+				fieldParseErrors,
+				types.NewFieldParseError(
+					parser.getFullEnvName("INSECURE"),
+					insecure,
+					errors.New("invalid value for boolean, expected 'true' or 'false'"),
+				),
+			)
+		} else {
+			config.Insecure = &insecureParsed
+		}
+	}
+
 	if lua := parser.getEnv("LUA"); lua != "" {
 		config.Lua = []string{lua}
 	}

internal/config/file.go

@@ -192,24 +192,26 @@ func (kv *keyValuesField) unmarshalMapping(node *yaml.Node) error {
 }
 
 type configYAML struct {
+	ShowConfig   *bool              `yaml:"showConfig"`
 	ConfigFiles  stringOrSliceField `yaml:"configFile"`
-	Method       stringOrSliceField `yaml:"method"`
-	URL          *string            `yaml:"url"`
-	Timeout      *time.Duration     `yaml:"timeout"`
 	Concurrency  *uint              `yaml:"concurrency"`
 	RequestCount *uint64            `yaml:"requests"`
 	Duration     *time.Duration     `yaml:"duration"`
-	Quiet        *bool              `yaml:"quiet"`
+	LogLevel     *string            `yaml:"logLevel"`
+	LogFile      *string            `yaml:"logFile"`
+	Progress     *string            `yaml:"progress"`
 	Output       *string            `yaml:"output"`
-	Insecure     *bool              `yaml:"insecure"`
-	ShowConfig   *bool              `yaml:"showConfig"`
 	DryRun       *bool              `yaml:"dryRun"`
+	URL          *string            `yaml:"url"`
+	Method       stringOrSliceField `yaml:"method"`
+	Bodies       stringOrSliceField `yaml:"body"`
 	Params       keyValuesField     `yaml:"params"`
 	Headers      keyValuesField     `yaml:"headers"`
 	Cookies      keyValuesField     `yaml:"cookies"`
-	Bodies       stringOrSliceField `yaml:"body"`
 	Proxies      stringOrSliceField `yaml:"proxy"`
 	Values       stringOrSliceField `yaml:"values"`
+	Timeout      *time.Duration     `yaml:"timeout"`
+	Insecure     *bool              `yaml:"insecure"`
 	Lua          stringOrSliceField `yaml:"lua"`
 	Js           stringOrSliceField `yaml:"js"`
 }
@@ -231,33 +233,7 @@ func (parser ConfigFileParser) ParseYAML(data []byte) (*Config, error) {
 
 	var fieldParseErrors []types.FieldParseError
 
-	config.Methods = append(config.Methods, parsedData.Method...)
-	config.Timeout = parsedData.Timeout
-	config.Concurrency = parsedData.Concurrency
-	config.Requests = parsedData.RequestCount
-	config.Duration = parsedData.Duration
 	config.ShowConfig = parsedData.ShowConfig
-	config.Quiet = parsedData.Quiet
-
-	if parsedData.Output != nil {
-		config.Output = new(ConfigOutputType(*parsedData.Output))
-	}
-
-	config.Insecure = parsedData.Insecure
-	config.DryRun = parsedData.DryRun
-	for _, kv := range parsedData.Params {
-		config.Params = append(config.Params, types.Param(kv))
-	}
-	for _, kv := range parsedData.Headers {
-		config.Headers = append(config.Headers, types.Header(kv))
-	}
-	for _, kv := range parsedData.Cookies {
-		config.Cookies = append(config.Cookies, types.Cookie(kv))
-	}
-	config.Bodies = append(config.Bodies, parsedData.Bodies...)
-	config.Values = append(config.Values, parsedData.Values...)
-	config.Lua = append(config.Lua, parsedData.Lua...)
-	config.Js = append(config.Js, parsedData.Js...)
 
 	if len(parsedData.ConfigFiles) > 0 {
 		for _, configFile := range parsedData.ConfigFiles {
@@ -265,6 +241,22 @@ func (parser ConfigFileParser) ParseYAML(data []byte) (*Config, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	config.Concurrency = parsedData.Concurrency
+	config.Requests = parsedData.RequestCount
+	config.Duration = parsedData.Duration
+	config.LogLevel = parsedData.LogLevel
+	config.LogFile = parsedData.LogFile
+
+	if parsedData.Progress != nil {
+		config.Progress = new(ConfigProgressType(*parsedData.Progress))
+	}
+
+	if parsedData.Output != nil {
+		config.Output = new(ConfigOutputType(*parsedData.Output))
+	}
+
+	config.DryRun = parsedData.DryRun
+
 	if parsedData.URL != nil {
 		urlParsed, err := url.Parse(*parsedData.URL)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -274,6 +266,18 @@ func (parser ConfigFileParser) ParseYAML(data []byte) (*Config, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	config.Methods = append(config.Methods, parsedData.Method...)
+	config.Bodies = append(config.Bodies, parsedData.Bodies...)
+	for _, kv := range parsedData.Params {
+		config.Params = append(config.Params, types.Param(kv))
+	}
+	for _, kv := range parsedData.Headers {
+		config.Headers = append(config.Headers, types.Header(kv))
+	}
+	for _, kv := range parsedData.Cookies {
+		config.Cookies = append(config.Cookies, types.Cookie(kv))
+	}
+
 	for i, proxy := range parsedData.Proxies {
 		err := config.Proxies.Parse(proxy)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -284,6 +288,12 @@ func (parser ConfigFileParser) ParseYAML(data []byte) (*Config, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	config.Values = append(config.Values, parsedData.Values...)
+	config.Timeout = parsedData.Timeout
+	config.Insecure = parsedData.Insecure
+	config.Lua = append(config.Lua, parsedData.Lua...)
+	config.Js = append(config.Js, parsedData.Js...)
+
 	if len(fieldParseErrors) > 0 {
 		return nil, types.NewFieldParseErrors(fieldParseErrors)
 	}

internal/sarin/runner.go

@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@ package sarin
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -14,20 +19,153 @@ import (
 	"go.aykhans.me/sarin/internal/types"
 )
 
-type runtimeMessageLevel uint8
+type runtimeLogLevel uint8
 
 const (
-	runtimeMessageLevelWarning runtimeMessageLevel = iota
-	runtimeMessageLevelError
+	runtimeLogLevelInfo runtimeLogLevel = iota
+	runtimeLogLevelError
 )
 
-type runtimeMessage struct {
+type runtimeLog struct {
 	timestamp time.Time
-	level     runtimeMessageLevel
+	level     runtimeLogLevel
 	text      string
 }
 
-type messageSender func(level runtimeMessageLevel, text string)
+type runtimeLogger func(level runtimeLogLevel, text string)
+
+// SplitLogLevels parses a comma-separated log-level string into a deduplicated
+// slice of level tokens (surrounding whitespace trimmed, empties dropped). Level
+// names are matched case-sensitively, like the other enum options.
+func SplitLogLevels(levels string) []string {
+	var out []string
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	for part := range strings.SplitSeq(levels, ",") {
+		token := strings.TrimSpace(part)
+		if token == "" || seen[token] {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[token] = true
+		out = append(out, token)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// respLogger logs a single completed response.
+type respLogger func(duration time.Duration, resp *fasthttp.Response)
+
+func noopLog(runtimeLogLevel, string)               {}
+func noopRespLog(time.Duration, *fasthttp.Response) {}
+
+// gateSendLog wraps emit with level filtering decided once from the enabled
+// levels. It stays general (any level filters correctly) while avoiding a
+// per-log check when both levels are on and any work at all when both are off.
+func gateSendLog(logInfo, logError bool, emit func(level runtimeLogLevel, text string)) runtimeLogger {
+	switch {
+	case logInfo && logError:
+		return emit
+	case logInfo:
+		return func(level runtimeLogLevel, text string) {
+			if level == runtimeLogLevelInfo {
+				emit(level, text)
+			}
+		}
+	case logError:
+		return func(level runtimeLogLevel, text string) {
+			if level == runtimeLogLevelError {
+				emit(level, text)
+			}
+		}
+	default:
+		return noopLog
+	}
+}
+
+// respBodySnippetLen bounds how many bytes of the body the compact (TUI)
+// rendering shows.
+const respBodySnippetLen = 100
+
+// formatRuntimeLogLine renders a runtime log as a plain (unstyled) line for
+// stderr output. ANSI styling is left to the TUI.
+func formatRuntimeLogLine(timestamp time.Time, level runtimeLogLevel, text string) string {
+	levelStr := "ERROR"
+	if level == runtimeLogLevelInfo {
+		levelStr = "INFO"
+	}
+	return "[" + timestamp.Format("15:04:05") + "] " + levelStr + ": " + text
+}
+
+// respToLog renders a response as a compact one-line summary for the TUI log box
+// (the "[time] INFO:" prefix is added by the TUI).
+func respToLog(duration time.Duration, resp *fasthttp.Response) string {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	sb.WriteString(statusCodeToString(resp.StatusCode()))
+	sb.WriteString(" ")
+	sb.WriteString(Duration(duration).String())
+	if snippet := bodySnippet(resp.Body(), respBodySnippetLen); snippet != "" {
+		sb.WriteString(" | ")
+		sb.WriteString(snippet)
+	}
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+type respLogEntry struct {
+	Status   int                 `json:"status"`
+	Duration string              `json:"duration"`
+	Headers  map[string][]string `json:"headers,omitempty"`
+	Body     string              `json:"body,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// respToLogJSON renders a response as a single, self-contained JSON line so the
+// stderr stream stays valid NDJSON (pipeable to jq or any consumer).
+func respToLogJSON(duration time.Duration, resp *fasthttp.Response) string {
+	entry := respLogEntry{
+		Status:   resp.StatusCode(),
+		Duration: Duration(duration).String(),
+		Headers:  collectRespHeaders(resp),
+		Body:     string(resp.Body()),
+	}
+	data, err := json.Marshal(entry)
+	if err != nil {
+		return `{"error":"failed to marshal response log"}`
+	}
+	return string(data)
+}
+
+func collectRespHeaders(resp *fasthttp.Response) map[string][]string {
+	headers := make(map[string][]string)
+	for key, value := range resp.Header.All() {
+		k := string(key)
+		headers[k] = append(headers[k], string(value))
+	}
+	return headers
+}
+
+// bodySnippet returns the first maxLen bytes of body collapsed onto a single
+// line (control characters replaced with spaces), with an ellipsis when truncated.
+func bodySnippet(body []byte, maxLen int) string {
+	if len(body) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	truncated := false
+	if len(body) > maxLen {
+		body = body[:maxLen]
+		truncated = true
+	}
+
+	s := strings.Map(func(r rune) rune {
+		if r == '\n' || r == '\r' || r == '\t' {
+			return ' '
+		}
+		return r
+	}, string(body))
+
+	if truncated {
+		s += "..."
+	}
+	return s
+}
 
 type sarin struct {
 	workers        uint
@@ -40,11 +178,14 @@ type sarin struct {
 	totalRequests  *uint64
 	totalDuration  *time.Duration
 	timeout        time.Duration
-	quiet          bool
+	showProgress   bool
 	skipCertVerify bool
 	values         []string
 	collectStats   bool
 	dryRun         bool
+	logInfo        bool
+	logError       bool
+	logFile        string
 
 	hostClients []*fasthttp.HostClient
 	responses   *SarinResponseData
@@ -65,7 +206,7 @@ func NewSarin(
 	workers uint,
 	totalRequests *uint64,
 	totalDuration *time.Duration,
-	quiet bool,
+	showProgress bool,
 	skipCertVerify bool,
 	params types.Params,
 	headers types.Headers,
@@ -75,6 +216,8 @@ func NewSarin(
 	values []string,
 	collectStats bool,
 	dryRun bool,
+	logLevel string,
+	logFile string,
 	luaScripts []string,
 	jsScripts []string,
 ) (*sarin, error) {
@@ -82,6 +225,17 @@ func NewSarin(
 		workers = 1
 	}
 
+	// Resolve which log levels are enabled once, up front.
+	var logInfo, logError bool
+	for _, level := range SplitLogLevels(logLevel) {
+		switch level {
+		case "info":
+			logInfo = true
+		case "error":
+			logError = true
+		}
+	}
+
 	hostClients, err := newHostClients(ctx, timeout, proxies, workers, requestURL, skipCertVerify)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -111,11 +265,14 @@ func NewSarin(
 		totalRequests:  totalRequests,
 		totalDuration:  totalDuration,
 		timeout:        timeout,
-		quiet:          quiet,
+		showProgress:   showProgress,
 		skipCertVerify: skipCertVerify,
 		values:         values,
 		collectStats:   collectStats,
 		dryRun:         dryRun,
+		logInfo:        logInfo,
+		logError:       logError,
+		logFile:        logFile,
 		hostClients:    hostClients,
 		fileCache:      NewFileCache(time.Second * 10),
 		scriptChain:    scriptChain,
@@ -128,73 +285,95 @@ func NewSarin(
 	return srn, nil
 }
 
-func (q sarin) GetResponses() *SarinResponseData {
-	return q.responses
+func (s sarin) GetResponses() *SarinResponseData {
+	return s.responses
 }
 
-func (q sarin) Start(ctx context.Context, stopCtrl *StopController) {
+func (s sarin) Start(ctx context.Context, stopCtrl *StopController) {
 	jobsCtx, jobsCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 
 	var workersWG sync.WaitGroup
-	jobsCh := make(chan struct{}, max(q.workers, 1))
+	jobsCh := make(chan struct{}, max(s.workers, 1))
 
 	var counter atomic.Uint64
 
 	totalRequests := uint64(0)
-	if q.totalRequests != nil {
-		totalRequests = *q.totalRequests
+	if s.totalRequests != nil {
+		totalRequests = *s.totalRequests
 	}
 
-	var streamCtx context.Context
-	var streamCancel context.CancelFunc
-	var streamCh chan struct{}
-	var messageChannel chan runtimeMessage
-	var sendMessage messageSender
+	onTerminal := term.IsTerminal(os.Stdout.Fd())
+	// The progress bar needs an interactive terminal to render.
+	showProgressBar := s.showProgress && onTerminal
+	// The bubbletea TUI hosts the bar and/or the live log box, so it runs whenever
+	// either has something to show: the bar, or logs that would land in the box
+	// (i.e. logs are enabled and not redirected to a file).
+	runTUI := showProgressBar || (onTerminal && (s.logInfo || s.logError) && s.logFile == "")
 
-	if !q.quiet && !term.IsTerminal(os.Stdout.Fd()) {
-		q.quiet = true
+	// Open the log file up front, before registering any defer, so a bad path
+	// exits cleanly.
+	var logFile *os.File
+	if s.logFile != "" {
+		f, err := os.OpenFile(s.logFile, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_TRUNC, 0o600)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "failed to open log file "+s.logFile+": "+err.Error())
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		defer f.Close() //nolint:errcheck
+		logFile = f
 	}
 
-	if q.quiet {
-		sendMessage = func(level runtimeMessageLevel, text string) {}
-	} else {
+	var (
+		streamCtx     context.Context
+		streamCancel  context.CancelFunc
+		streamCh      chan struct{}
+		tuiLogChannel chan runtimeLog
+	)
+	if runTUI {
 		streamCtx, streamCancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 		defer streamCancel()
 		streamCh = make(chan struct{})
-		messageChannel = make(chan runtimeMessage, max(q.workers, 1))
-		sendMessage = func(level runtimeMessageLevel, text string) {
-			messageChannel <- runtimeMessage{
-				timestamp: time.Now(),
-				level:     level,
-				text:      text,
-			}
-		}
+		tuiLogChannel = make(chan runtimeLog, max(s.workers, 1))
+	}
+
+	// Route logs: to the file if given, else to the TUI log box while it runs,
+	// otherwise to stderr.
+	var (
+		sendLog     runtimeLogger
+		sendRespLog respLogger
+	)
+	switch {
+	case logFile != nil:
+		sendLog, sendRespLog = s.newWriterLog(logFile)
+	case runTUI:
+		sendLog, sendRespLog = s.newChannelLog(tuiLogChannel)
+	default:
+		sendLog, sendRespLog = s.newWriterLog(os.Stderr)
 	}
 
 	// Start workers
-	q.startWorkers(&workersWG, jobsCh, q.hostClients, &counter, sendMessage)
+	s.startWorkers(&workersWG, jobsCh, s.hostClients, &counter, sendLog, sendRespLog)
 
-	if !q.quiet {
-		// Start streaming to terminal
+	if runTUI {
 		//nolint:contextcheck // streamCtx must remain active until all workers complete to ensure all collected data is streamed
-		go q.streamProgress(streamCtx, stopCtrl, streamCh, totalRequests, &counter, messageChannel)
+		go s.streamProgress(streamCtx, stopCtrl, streamCh, totalRequests, &counter, tuiLogChannel, showProgressBar)
 	}
 
 	// Setup duration-based cancellation
-	q.setupDurationTimeout(ctx, jobsCancel)
+	s.setupDurationTimeout(ctx, jobsCancel)
 	// Distribute jobs to workers.
 	// This blocks until all jobs are sent or the context is canceled.
-	q.sendJobs(jobsCtx, jobsCh)
+	s.sendJobs(jobsCtx, jobsCh)
 
 	// Close the jobs channel so workers stop after completing their current job
 	close(jobsCh)
 	// Wait until all workers stopped
 	workersWG.Wait()
-	if messageChannel != nil {
-		close(messageChannel)
+	if tuiLogChannel != nil {
+		close(tuiLogChannel)
 	}
 
-	if !q.quiet {
+	if runTUI {
 		// Stop the progress streaming
 		streamCancel()
 		// Wait until progress streaming has completely stopped
@@ -202,6 +381,45 @@ func (q sarin) Start(ctx context.Context, stopCtrl *StopController) {
 	}
 }
 
+// newWriterLog builds the loggers that write formatted lines to w (a log file or
+// stderr). sendLog stays general (it filters by each log's level); sendRespLog
+// only ever emits info, so its decision is baked once into a no-op when off.
+func (s sarin) newWriterLog(w io.Writer) (runtimeLogger, respLogger) {
+	// log.Logger serializes writes with its own mutex, so concurrent workers
+	// won't interleave lines.
+	logger := log.New(w, "", 0)
+
+	sendLog := gateSendLog(s.logInfo, s.logError, func(level runtimeLogLevel, text string) {
+		logger.Println(formatRuntimeLogLine(time.Now(), level, text))
+	})
+
+	var sendRespLog respLogger = noopRespLog
+	if s.logInfo {
+		sendRespLog = func(duration time.Duration, resp *fasthttp.Response) {
+			logger.Println(formatRuntimeLogLine(time.Now(), runtimeLogLevelInfo, respToLogJSON(duration, resp)))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sendLog, sendRespLog
+}
+
+// newChannelLog builds the loggers that feed the TUI log box through ch, with the
+// same gating as newWriterLog.
+func (s sarin) newChannelLog(ch chan<- runtimeLog) (runtimeLogger, respLogger) {
+	sendLog := gateSendLog(s.logInfo, s.logError, func(level runtimeLogLevel, text string) {
+		ch <- runtimeLog{timestamp: time.Now(), level: level, text: text}
+	})
+
+	var sendRespLog respLogger = noopRespLog
+	if s.logInfo {
+		sendRespLog = func(duration time.Duration, resp *fasthttp.Response) {
+			ch <- runtimeLog{timestamp: time.Now(), level: runtimeLogLevelInfo, text: respToLog(duration, resp)}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sendLog, sendRespLog
+}
+
 // newHostClients initializes HTTP clients for the given configuration.
 // It can return the following errors:
 // - types.ProxyDialError
@@ -228,18 +446,18 @@ func newHostClients(
 	)
 }
 
-func (q sarin) startWorkers(wg *sync.WaitGroup, jobs <-chan struct{}, hostClients []*fasthttp.HostClient, counter *atomic.Uint64, sendMessage messageSender) {
-	for range max(q.workers, 1) {
+func (s sarin) startWorkers(wg *sync.WaitGroup, jobs <-chan struct{}, hostClients []*fasthttp.HostClient, counter *atomic.Uint64, sendLog runtimeLogger, sendRespLog respLogger) {
+	for range max(s.workers, 1) {
 		wg.Go(func() {
-			q.Worker(jobs, NewHostClientGenerator(hostClients...), counter, sendMessage)
+			s.Worker(jobs, NewHostClientGenerator(hostClients...), counter, sendLog, sendRespLog)
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func (q sarin) setupDurationTimeout(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
-	if q.totalDuration != nil {
+func (s sarin) setupDurationTimeout(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
+	if s.totalDuration != nil {
 		go func() {
-			timer := time.NewTimer(*q.totalDuration)
+			timer := time.NewTimer(*s.totalDuration)
 			defer timer.Stop()
 			select {
 			case <-timer.C:
@@ -251,9 +469,9 @@ func (q sarin) setupDurationTimeout(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFu
 	}
 }
 
-func (q sarin) sendJobs(ctx context.Context, jobs chan<- struct{}) {
-	if q.totalRequests != nil && *q.totalRequests > 0 {
-		for range *q.totalRequests {
+func (s sarin) sendJobs(ctx context.Context, jobs chan<- struct{}) {
+	if s.totalRequests != nil && *s.totalRequests > 0 {
+		for range *s.totalRequests {
 			if ctx.Err() != nil {
 				break
 			}

internal/sarin/tui.go

@@ -16,24 +16,61 @@ import (
 type tickMsg time.Time
 
 var (
-	helpStyle           = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#d1d1d1"))
-	errorStyle          = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#FC5B5B")).Bold(true)
-	warningStyle        = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#FFD93D")).Bold(true)
-	messageChannelStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-				Border(lipgloss.ThickBorder(), false, false, false, true).
-				BorderForeground(lipgloss.Color("#757575")).
-				PaddingLeft(1).
-				Margin(1, 0, 0, 0).
-				Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#888888"))
+	helpStyle  = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#d1d1d1"))
+	errorStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#FC5B5B")).Bold(true)
+	infoStyle  = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#5BC0FC")).Bold(true)
+
+	errorLabel = errorStyle.Render("ERROR: ")
+	infoLabel  = infoStyle.Render("INFO: ")
+
+	logChannelStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+			Border(lipgloss.ThickBorder(), false, false, false, true).
+			BorderForeground(lipgloss.Color("#757575")).
+			PaddingLeft(1).
+			Margin(1, 0, 0, 0).
+			Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#888888"))
 )
 
+// renderRuntimeLog builds a single styled log line for the TUI log box.
+func renderRuntimeLog(log runtimeLog) string {
+	label := errorLabel
+	if log.level == runtimeLogLevelInfo {
+		label = infoLabel
+	}
+	return "[" + log.timestamp.Format("15:04:05") + "] " + label + log.text
+}
+
+// renderLogBox renders the styled log box, or "" when there are no lines.
+func renderLogBox(logs []string) string {
+	var b strings.Builder
+	for i, line := range logs {
+		if len(line) > 0 {
+			b.WriteString(line)
+			if i < len(logs)-1 {
+				b.WriteString("\n")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if b.Len() == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return logChannelStyle.Render(b.String())
+}
+
+func helpLine(cancelling bool) string {
+	if cancelling {
+		return helpStyle.Render("Stopping... (Ctrl+C again to force)")
+	}
+	return helpStyle.Render("Press Ctrl+C to quit")
+}
+
 type progressModel struct {
 	progress   progress.Model
 	startTime  time.Time
-	messages   []string
+	logs       []string
 	counter    *atomic.Uint64
-	current    uint64
 	maxValue   uint64
+	showBar    bool
 	ctx        context.Context //nolint:containedctx
 	stop       func()
 	cancelling bool
@@ -59,19 +96,8 @@ func (m progressModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		}
 		return m, nil
 
-	case runtimeMessage:
-		var msgBuilder strings.Builder
-		msgBuilder.WriteString("[")
-		msgBuilder.WriteString(msg.timestamp.Format("15:04:05"))
-		msgBuilder.WriteString("] ")
-		switch msg.level {
-		case runtimeMessageLevelError:
-			msgBuilder.WriteString(errorStyle.Render("ERROR: "))
-		case runtimeMessageLevelWarning:
-			msgBuilder.WriteString(warningStyle.Render("WARNING: "))
-		}
-		msgBuilder.WriteString(msg.text)
-		m.messages = append(m.messages[1:], msgBuilder.String())
+	case runtimeLog:
+		m.logs = append(m.logs[1:], renderRuntimeLog(msg))
 		if m.ctx.Err() != nil {
 			return m, tea.Quit
 		}
@@ -92,38 +118,27 @@ func (m progressModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 }
 
 func (m progressModel) View() string {
-	var messagesBuilder strings.Builder
-	for i, msg := range m.messages {
-		if len(msg) > 0 {
-			messagesBuilder.WriteString(msg)
-			if i < len(m.messages)-1 {
-				messagesBuilder.WriteString("\n")
-			}
-		}
+	var b strings.Builder
+	if box := renderLogBox(m.logs); box != "" {
+		b.WriteString(box)
+		b.WriteString("\n")
 	}
 
-	var finalBuilder strings.Builder
-	if messagesBuilder.Len() > 0 {
-		finalBuilder.WriteString(messageChannelStyle.Render(messagesBuilder.String()))
-		finalBuilder.WriteString("\n")
+	if m.showBar {
+		current := m.counter.Load()
+		b.WriteString("\n ")
+		b.WriteString(strconv.FormatUint(current, 10))
+		b.WriteString("/")
+		b.WriteString(strconv.FormatUint(m.maxValue, 10))
+		b.WriteString(" - ")
+		b.WriteString(time.Since(m.startTime).Round(time.Second / 10).String())
+		b.WriteString("\n ")
+		b.WriteString(m.progress.ViewAs(float64(current) / float64(m.maxValue)))
 	}
 
-	m.current = m.counter.Load()
-	finalBuilder.WriteString("\n ")
-	finalBuilder.WriteString(strconv.FormatUint(m.current, 10))
-	finalBuilder.WriteString("/")
-	finalBuilder.WriteString(strconv.FormatUint(m.maxValue, 10))
-	finalBuilder.WriteString(" - ")
-	finalBuilder.WriteString(time.Since(m.startTime).Round(time.Second / 10).String())
-	finalBuilder.WriteString("\n ")
-	finalBuilder.WriteString(m.progress.ViewAs(float64(m.current) / float64(m.maxValue)))
-	finalBuilder.WriteString("\n\n  ")
-	if m.cancelling {
-		finalBuilder.WriteString(helpStyle.Render("Stopping... (Ctrl+C again to force)"))
-	} else {
-		finalBuilder.WriteString(helpStyle.Render("Press Ctrl+C to quit"))
-	}
-	return finalBuilder.String()
+	b.WriteString("\n\n  ")
+	b.WriteString(helpLine(m.cancelling))
+	return b.String()
 }
 
 func progressTickCmd() tea.Cmd {
@@ -138,7 +153,8 @@ type infiniteProgressModel struct {
 	spinner    spinner.Model
 	startTime  time.Time
 	counter    *atomic.Uint64
-	messages   []string
+	logs       []string
+	showBar    bool
 	ctx        context.Context //nolint:containedctx
 	quit       bool
 	stop       func()
@@ -158,19 +174,8 @@ func (m infiniteProgressModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		}
 		return m, nil
 
-	case runtimeMessage:
-		var msgBuilder strings.Builder
-		msgBuilder.WriteString("[")
-		msgBuilder.WriteString(msg.timestamp.Format("15:04:05"))
-		msgBuilder.WriteString("] ")
-		switch msg.level {
-		case runtimeMessageLevelError:
-			msgBuilder.WriteString(errorStyle.Render("ERROR: "))
-		case runtimeMessageLevelWarning:
-			msgBuilder.WriteString(warningStyle.Render("WARNING: "))
-		}
-		msgBuilder.WriteString(msg.text)
-		m.messages = append(m.messages[1:], msgBuilder.String())
+	case runtimeLog:
+		m.logs = append(m.logs[1:], renderRuntimeLog(msg))
 		if m.ctx.Err() != nil {
 			m.quit = true
 			return m, tea.Quit
@@ -189,64 +194,60 @@ func (m infiniteProgressModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 }
 
 func (m infiniteProgressModel) View() string {
-	var messagesBuilder strings.Builder
-	for i, msg := range m.messages {
-		if len(msg) > 0 {
-			messagesBuilder.WriteString(msg)
-			if i < len(m.messages)-1 {
-				messagesBuilder.WriteString("\n")
-			}
-		}
+	var b strings.Builder
+	if box := renderLogBox(m.logs); box != "" {
+		b.WriteString(box)
+		b.WriteString("\n")
 	}
 
-	var finalBuilder strings.Builder
-	if messagesBuilder.Len() > 0 {
-		finalBuilder.WriteString(messageChannelStyle.Render(messagesBuilder.String()))
-		finalBuilder.WriteString("\n")
+	// Without a spinner, the view is just the log box (plus help until quit).
+	if !m.showBar {
+		if !m.quit {
+			b.WriteString("\n\n  ")
+			b.WriteString(helpLine(m.cancelling))
+		}
+		return b.String()
 	}
 
 	if m.quit {
-		finalBuilder.WriteString("\n  ")
-		finalBuilder.WriteString(strconv.FormatUint(m.counter.Load(), 10))
-		finalBuilder.WriteString("  ")
-		finalBuilder.WriteString(infiniteProgressStyle.Render("∙∙∙∙∙"))
-		finalBuilder.WriteString("  ")
-		finalBuilder.WriteString(time.Since(m.startTime).Round(time.Second / 10).String())
-		finalBuilder.WriteString("\n\n")
+		b.WriteString("\n  ")
+		b.WriteString(strconv.FormatUint(m.counter.Load(), 10))
+		b.WriteString("  ")
+		b.WriteString(infiniteProgressStyle.Render("∙∙∙∙∙"))
+		b.WriteString("  ")
+		b.WriteString(time.Since(m.startTime).Round(time.Second / 10).String())
+		b.WriteString("\n\n")
 	} else {
-		finalBuilder.WriteString("\n  ")
-		finalBuilder.WriteString(strconv.FormatUint(m.counter.Load(), 10))
-		finalBuilder.WriteString("  ")
-		finalBuilder.WriteString(m.spinner.View())
-		finalBuilder.WriteString("  ")
-		finalBuilder.WriteString(time.Since(m.startTime).Round(time.Second / 10).String())
-		finalBuilder.WriteString("\n\n  ")
-		if m.cancelling {
-			finalBuilder.WriteString(helpStyle.Render("Stopping... (Ctrl+C again to force)"))
-		} else {
-			finalBuilder.WriteString(helpStyle.Render("Press Ctrl+C to quit"))
-		}
+		b.WriteString("\n  ")
+		b.WriteString(strconv.FormatUint(m.counter.Load(), 10))
+		b.WriteString("  ")
+		b.WriteString(m.spinner.View())
+		b.WriteString("  ")
+		b.WriteString(time.Since(m.startTime).Round(time.Second / 10).String())
+		b.WriteString("\n\n  ")
+		b.WriteString(helpLine(m.cancelling))
 	}
-	return finalBuilder.String()
+	return b.String()
 }
 
-func (q sarin) streamProgress(
+func (s sarin) streamProgress(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	stopCtrl *StopController,
 	done chan<- struct{},
 	total uint64,
 	counter *atomic.Uint64,
-	messageChannel <-chan runtimeMessage,
+	logChannel <-chan runtimeLog,
+	showBar bool,
 ) {
 	var program *tea.Program
 	if total > 0 {
 		model := progressModel{
 			progress:  progress.New(progress.WithGradient("#151594", "#00D4FF")),
 			startTime: time.Now(),
-			messages:  make([]string, 8),
+			logs:      make([]string, 8),
 			counter:   counter,
-			current:   0,
 			maxValue:  total,
+			showBar:   showBar,
 			ctx:       ctx,
 			stop:      stopCtrl.Stop,
 		}
@@ -274,7 +275,8 @@ func (q sarin) streamProgress(
 			),
 			startTime: time.Now(),
 			counter:   counter,
-			messages:  make([]string, 8),
+			logs:      make([]string, 8),
+			showBar:   showBar,
 			ctx:       ctx,
 			stop:      stopCtrl.Stop,
 			quit:      false,
@@ -287,7 +289,7 @@ func (q sarin) streamProgress(
 	defer stopCtrl.AttachProgram(nil)
 
 	go func() {
-		for msg := range messageChannel {
+		for msg := range logChannel {
 			program.Send(msg)
 		}
 	}()

internal/sarin/worker.go

@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ func statusCodeToString(code int) string {
 	return strconv.Itoa(code)
 }
 
-func (q sarin) Worker(
+func (s sarin) Worker(
 	jobs <-chan struct{},
 	hostClientGenerator HostClientGenerator,
 	counter *atomic.Uint64,
-	sendMessage messageSender,
+	sendLog runtimeLogger,
+	sendRespLog respLogger,
 ) {
 	req := fasthttp.AcquireRequest()
 	resp := fasthttp.AcquireResponse()
@@ -43,9 +44,9 @@ func (q sarin) Worker(
 	// Create script transformer for this worker (engines are not thread-safe)
 	// Scripts are pre-validated in NewSarin, so this should not fail
 	var scriptTransformer *script.Transformer
-	if !q.scriptChain.IsEmpty() {
+	if !s.scriptChain.IsEmpty() {
 		var err error
-		scriptTransformer, err = q.scriptChain.NewTransformer()
+		scriptTransformer, err = s.scriptChain.NewTransformer()
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
@@ -53,79 +54,84 @@ func (q sarin) Worker(
 	}
 
 	requestGenerator, isDynamic := NewRequestGenerator(
-		q.methods, q.requestURL, q.params, q.headers, q.cookies, q.bodies, q.values, q.fileCache, scriptTransformer,
+		s.methods, s.requestURL, s.params, s.headers, s.cookies, s.bodies, s.values, s.fileCache, scriptTransformer,
 	)
 
-	if q.dryRun {
+	if s.dryRun {
 		switch {
-		case q.collectStats && isDynamic:
-			q.workerDryRunStatsWithDynamic(jobs, req, requestGenerator, counter, sendMessage)
-		case q.collectStats && !isDynamic:
-			q.workerDryRunStatsWithStatic(jobs, req, requestGenerator, counter, sendMessage)
-		case !q.collectStats && isDynamic:
-			q.workerDryRunNoStatsWithDynamic(jobs, req, requestGenerator, counter, sendMessage)
+		case s.collectStats && isDynamic:
+			s.workerDryRunStatsWithDynamic(jobs, req, requestGenerator, counter, sendLog)
+		case s.collectStats && !isDynamic:
+			s.workerDryRunStatsWithStatic(jobs, req, requestGenerator, counter, sendLog)
+		case !s.collectStats && isDynamic:
+			s.workerDryRunNoStatsWithDynamic(jobs, req, requestGenerator, counter, sendLog)
 		default:
-			q.workerDryRunNoStatsWithStatic(jobs, req, requestGenerator, counter, sendMessage)
+			s.workerDryRunNoStatsWithStatic(jobs, req, requestGenerator, counter, sendLog)
 		}
 	} else {
 		switch {
-		case q.collectStats && isDynamic:
-			q.workerStatsWithDynamic(jobs, req, resp, requestGenerator, hostClientGenerator, counter, sendMessage)
-		case q.collectStats && !isDynamic:
-			q.workerStatsWithStatic(jobs, req, resp, requestGenerator, hostClientGenerator, counter, sendMessage)
-		case !q.collectStats && isDynamic:
-			q.workerNoStatsWithDynamic(jobs, req, resp, requestGenerator, hostClientGenerator, counter, sendMessage)
+		case s.collectStats && isDynamic:
+			s.workerStatsWithDynamic(jobs, req, resp, requestGenerator, hostClientGenerator, counter, sendLog, sendRespLog)
+		case s.collectStats && !isDynamic:
+			s.workerStatsWithStatic(jobs, req, resp, requestGenerator, hostClientGenerator, counter, sendLog, sendRespLog)
+		case !s.collectStats && isDynamic:
+			s.workerNoStatsWithDynamic(jobs, req, resp, requestGenerator, hostClientGenerator, counter, sendLog, sendRespLog)
 		default:
-			q.workerNoStatsWithStatic(jobs, req, resp, requestGenerator, hostClientGenerator, counter, sendMessage)
+			s.workerNoStatsWithStatic(jobs, req, resp, requestGenerator, hostClientGenerator, counter, sendLog, sendRespLog)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func (q sarin) workerStatsWithDynamic(
+func (s sarin) workerStatsWithDynamic(
 	jobs <-chan struct{},
 	req *fasthttp.Request,
 	resp *fasthttp.Response,
 	requestGenerator RequestGenerator,
 	hostClientGenerator HostClientGenerator,
 	counter *atomic.Uint64,
-	sendMessage messageSender,
+	sendLog runtimeLogger,
+	sendRespLog respLogger,
 ) {
 	for range jobs {
 		req.Reset()
 		resp.Reset()
 
 		if err := requestGenerator(req); err != nil {
-			q.responses.Add(err.Error(), 0)
-			sendMessage(runtimeMessageLevelError, err.Error())
+			s.responses.Add(err.Error(), 0)
+			sendLog(runtimeLogLevelError, err.Error())
 			counter.Add(1)
 			continue
 		}
 
 		startTime := time.Now()
-		err := hostClientGenerator().DoTimeout(req, resp, q.timeout)
+		err := hostClientGenerator().DoTimeout(req, resp, s.timeout)
+		respDuration := time.Since(startTime)
+
 		if err != nil {
-			q.responses.Add(err.Error(), time.Since(startTime))
+			s.responses.Add(err.Error(), respDuration)
 		} else {
-			q.responses.Add(statusCodeToString(resp.StatusCode()), time.Since(startTime))
+			s.responses.Add(statusCodeToString(resp.StatusCode()), respDuration)
+			sendRespLog(respDuration, resp)
 		}
 		counter.Add(1)
 	}
 }
 
-func (q sarin) workerStatsWithStatic(
+func (s sarin) workerStatsWithStatic(
 	jobs <-chan struct{},
 	req *fasthttp.Request,
 	resp *fasthttp.Response,
 	requestGenerator RequestGenerator,
 	hostClientGenerator HostClientGenerator,
 	counter *atomic.Uint64,
-	sendMessage messageSender,
+	sendLog runtimeLogger,
+	sendRespLog respLogger,
 ) {
 	if err := requestGenerator(req); err != nil {
 		// Static request generation failed - record all jobs as errors
 		for range jobs {
-			q.responses.Add(err.Error(), 0)
-			sendMessage(runtimeMessageLevelError, err.Error())
+			s.responses.Add(err.Error(), 0)
+			sendLog(runtimeLogLevelError, err.Error())
 			counter.Add(1)
 		}
 		return
@@ -135,49 +141,57 @@ func (q sarin) workerStatsWithStatic(
 		resp.Reset()
 
 		startTime := time.Now()
-		err := hostClientGenerator().DoTimeout(req, resp, q.timeout)
+		err := hostClientGenerator().DoTimeout(req, resp, s.timeout)
+		respDuration := time.Since(startTime)
 		if err != nil {
-			q.responses.Add(err.Error(), time.Since(startTime))
+			s.responses.Add(err.Error(), respDuration)
 		} else {
-			q.responses.Add(statusCodeToString(resp.StatusCode()), time.Since(startTime))
+			s.responses.Add(statusCodeToString(resp.StatusCode()), respDuration)
+			sendRespLog(respDuration, resp)
 		}
 		counter.Add(1)
 	}
 }
 
-func (q sarin) workerNoStatsWithDynamic(
+func (s sarin) workerNoStatsWithDynamic(
 	jobs <-chan struct{},
 	req *fasthttp.Request,
 	resp *fasthttp.Response,
 	requestGenerator RequestGenerator,
 	hostClientGenerator HostClientGenerator,
 	counter *atomic.Uint64,
-	sendMessage messageSender,
+	sendLog runtimeLogger,
+	sendRespLog respLogger,
 ) {
 	for range jobs {
 		req.Reset()
 		resp.Reset()
 		if err := requestGenerator(req); err != nil {
-			sendMessage(runtimeMessageLevelError, err.Error())
+			sendLog(runtimeLogLevelError, err.Error())
 			counter.Add(1)
 			continue
 		}
-		_ = hostClientGenerator().DoTimeout(req, resp, q.timeout)
+		startTime := time.Now()
+		err := hostClientGenerator().DoTimeout(req, resp, s.timeout)
+		if err == nil {
+			sendRespLog(time.Since(startTime), resp)
+		}
 		counter.Add(1)
 	}
 }
 
-func (q sarin) workerNoStatsWithStatic(
+func (s sarin) workerNoStatsWithStatic(
 	jobs <-chan struct{},
 	req *fasthttp.Request,
 	resp *fasthttp.Response,
 	requestGenerator RequestGenerator,
 	hostClientGenerator HostClientGenerator,
 	counter *atomic.Uint64,
-	sendMessage messageSender,
+	sendLog runtimeLogger,
+	sendRespLog respLogger,
 ) {
 	if err := requestGenerator(req); err != nil {
-		sendMessage(runtimeMessageLevelError, err.Error())
+		sendLog(runtimeLogLevelError, err.Error())
 
 		// Static request generation failed - just count the jobs without sending
 		for range jobs {
@@ -188,80 +202,84 @@ func (q sarin) workerNoStatsWithStatic(
 
 	for range jobs {
 		resp.Reset()
-		_ = hostClientGenerator().DoTimeout(req, resp, q.timeout)
+		startTime := time.Now()
+		err := hostClientGenerator().DoTimeout(req, resp, s.timeout)
+		if err == nil {
+			sendRespLog(time.Since(startTime), resp)
+		}
 		counter.Add(1)
 	}
 }
 
-func (q sarin) workerDryRunStatsWithDynamic(
+func (s sarin) workerDryRunStatsWithDynamic(
 	jobs <-chan struct{},
 	req *fasthttp.Request,
 	requestGenerator RequestGenerator,
 	counter *atomic.Uint64,
-	sendMessage messageSender,
+	sendLog runtimeLogger,
 ) {
 	for range jobs {
 		req.Reset()
 		startTime := time.Now()
 		if err := requestGenerator(req); err != nil {
-			q.responses.Add(err.Error(), time.Since(startTime))
-			sendMessage(runtimeMessageLevelError, err.Error())
+			s.responses.Add(err.Error(), time.Since(startTime))
+			sendLog(runtimeLogLevelError, err.Error())
 			counter.Add(1)
 			continue
 		}
-		q.responses.Add(dryRunResponseKey, time.Since(startTime))
+		s.responses.Add(dryRunResponseKey, time.Since(startTime))
 		counter.Add(1)
 	}
 }
 
-func (q sarin) workerDryRunStatsWithStatic(
+func (s sarin) workerDryRunStatsWithStatic(
 	jobs <-chan struct{},
 	req *fasthttp.Request,
 	requestGenerator RequestGenerator,
 	counter *atomic.Uint64,
-	sendMessage messageSender,
+	sendLog runtimeLogger,
 ) {
 	if err := requestGenerator(req); err != nil {
 		// Static request generation failed - record all jobs as errors
 		for range jobs {
-			q.responses.Add(err.Error(), 0)
-			sendMessage(runtimeMessageLevelError, err.Error())
+			s.responses.Add(err.Error(), 0)
+			sendLog(runtimeLogLevelError, err.Error())
 			counter.Add(1)
 		}
 		return
 	}
 
 	for range jobs {
-		q.responses.Add(dryRunResponseKey, 0)
+		s.responses.Add(dryRunResponseKey, 0)
 		counter.Add(1)
 	}
 }
 
-func (q sarin) workerDryRunNoStatsWithDynamic(
+func (s sarin) workerDryRunNoStatsWithDynamic(
 	jobs <-chan struct{},
 	req *fasthttp.Request,
 	requestGenerator RequestGenerator,
 	counter *atomic.Uint64,
-	sendMessage messageSender,
+	sendLog runtimeLogger,
 ) {
 	for range jobs {
 		req.Reset()
 		if err := requestGenerator(req); err != nil {
-			sendMessage(runtimeMessageLevelError, err.Error())
+			sendLog(runtimeLogLevelError, err.Error())
 		}
 		counter.Add(1)
 	}
 }
 
-func (q sarin) workerDryRunNoStatsWithStatic(
+func (s sarin) workerDryRunNoStatsWithStatic(
 	jobs <-chan struct{},
 	req *fasthttp.Request,
 	requestGenerator RequestGenerator,
 	counter *atomic.Uint64,
-	sendMessage messageSender,
+	sendLog runtimeLogger,
 ) {
 	if err := requestGenerator(req); err != nil {
-		sendMessage(runtimeMessageLevelError, err.Error())
+		sendLog(runtimeLogLevelError, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	for range jobs {