diff --git a/.phplint.yml b/.phplint.yml
index b2bca65c..f22953e1 100644
--- a/.phplint.yml
+++ b/.phplint.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,3 @@ exclude:
 warning: true
 memory-limit: -1
 no-cache: false
-log-json: false
-log-junit: false
-log-sarif: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 039a5ac2..d084dd07 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ USER appuser
 # Install Composer v2 then overtrue/phplint package
 COPY --from=composer/composer:2-bin /composer /usr/bin/composer
 ENV COMPOSER_ALLOW_SUPERUSER 1
-RUN composer global require --no-progress overtrue/phplint 9.3.x-dev
+RUN composer global require --no-progress overtrue/phplint 9.4.x-dev
 
 # Following recommendation at https://docs.github.com/en/actions/creating-actions/dockerfile-support-for-github-actions#workdir
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 516c4eb7..20a119a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 | Version | Status                                    | Requirements   |
 |:--------|:------------------------------------------|:---------------|
 | **9.x** | **Active development**                    | **PHP >= 8.1** |
+| 9.4     | Active support                            | PHP >= 8.1     |
 | 9.3     | Active support                            | PHP >= 8.1     |
 | 9.2     | Active support                            | PHP >= 8.1     |
 | 9.1     | Active support                            | PHP >= 8.1     |
diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index 57e145df..7f98c2bc 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ You can also install `phplint` locally to your project with [Phive][phive] and c
 ```xml
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <phive xmlns="https://phar.io/phive">
-    <phar name="overtrue/phplint" version="^9.3" copy="false" />
+    <phar name="overtrue/phplint" version="^9.4" copy="false" />
 </phive>
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/Client.php b/src/Client.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3672ba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Client.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the overtrue/phplint package
+ *
+ * (c) overtrue
+ *
+ * This source file is subject to the MIT license that is bundled
+ * with this source code in the file LICENSE.
+ */
+
+namespace Overtrue\PHPLint;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Application;
+
+/**
+ * @author Laurent Laville
+ * @since Release 9.4.0
+ */
+class Client
+{
+    public function __construct(private readonly Application $application)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function getApplication(): Application
+    {
+        return $this->application;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Command/ConfigureCommandTrait.php b/src/Command/ConfigureCommandTrait.php
index 7d1ab693..30db69a4 100644
--- a/src/Command/ConfigureCommandTrait.php
+++ b/src/Command/ConfigureCommandTrait.php
@@ -88,28 +88,16 @@ protected function configureCommand(Command $command): void
                 'Hide the progress output'
             )
             ->addOption(
-                'log-json',
-                null,
-                InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,
-                'Log scan results in JSON format to file (<comment>default: ' . OptionDefinition::DEFAULT_STANDARD_OUTPUT_LABEL . '</comment>)'
-            )
-            ->addOption(
-                'log-junit',
-                null,
-                InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,
-                'Log scan results in JUnit XML format to file (<comment>default: ' . OptionDefinition::DEFAULT_STANDARD_OUTPUT_LABEL . '</comment>)'
-            )
-            ->addOption(
-                'log-sarif',
-                null,
-                InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,
-                'Log scan results in SARIF format to file (<comment>default: ' . OptionDefinition::DEFAULT_STANDARD_OUTPUT_LABEL . '</comment>)'
+                'output',
+                'o',
+                InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED,
+                'Generate an output to the specified path (<comment>default: ' . OptionDefinition::DEFAULT_STANDARD_OUTPUT_LABEL . '</comment>)'
             )
             ->addOption(
-                'sarif-converter',
+                'format',
                 null,
-                InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL,
-                'SARIF class converter (<comment>default: ' . OptionDefinition::DEFAULT_SARIF_CONVERTER_CLASS . '</comment>)'
+                InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED | InputOption::VALUE_IS_ARRAY,
+                'Format of requested reports'
             )
             ->addOption(
                 'warning',
diff --git a/src/Command/LintCommand.php b/src/Command/LintCommand.php
index 43cdb7ac..f223bd09 100644
--- a/src/Command/LintCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/LintCommand.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 namespace Overtrue\PHPLint\Command;
 
+use Overtrue\PHPLint\Client;
 use Overtrue\PHPLint\Configuration\ConsoleOptionsResolver;
 use Overtrue\PHPLint\Configuration\FileOptionsResolver;
 use Overtrue\PHPLint\Configuration\OptionDefinition;
@@ -86,9 +87,13 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
         }
 
         $finder = (new Finder($configResolver))->getFiles();
-        /** @var Application $app */
-        $app = $this->getApplication();
-        $linter = new Linter($configResolver, $this->dispatcher, $app->getLongVersion(), $this->getHelperSet(), $output);
+        $linter = new Linter(
+            $configResolver,
+            $this->dispatcher,
+            new Client($this->getApplication()),
+            $this->getHelperSet(),
+            $output
+        );
         $this->results = $linter->lintFiles($finder, $startTime);
 
         $data = $this->results->getFailures();
diff --git a/src/Configuration/ConsoleOptionsResolver.php b/src/Configuration/ConsoleOptionsResolver.php
index 4add9919..515ea7db 100644
--- a/src/Configuration/ConsoleOptionsResolver.php
+++ b/src/Configuration/ConsoleOptionsResolver.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * @author Laurent Laville
  * @since Release 9.0.0
  */
-class ConsoleOptionsResolver extends AbstractOptionsResolver
+final class ConsoleOptionsResolver extends AbstractOptionsResolver
 {
     public function factory(): Options
     {
diff --git a/src/Configuration/FileOptionsResolver.php b/src/Configuration/FileOptionsResolver.php
index d3410f61..53169568 100644
--- a/src/Configuration/FileOptionsResolver.php
+++ b/src/Configuration/FileOptionsResolver.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * @author Laurent Laville
  * @since Release 9.0.0
  */
-class FileOptionsResolver extends AbstractOptionsResolver
+final class FileOptionsResolver extends AbstractOptionsResolver
 {
     public function __construct(InputInterface $input)
     {
diff --git a/src/Console/Application.php b/src/Console/Application.php
index 44a32868..6508aaf3 100644
--- a/src/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Console/Application.php
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@
 use Overtrue\PHPLint\Helper\DebugFormatterHelper;
 use Overtrue\PHPLint\Helper\ProcessHelper;
 use Overtrue\PHPLint\Output\ConsoleOutput;
-use Phar;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Application as BaseApplication;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\HelpCommand;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\ListCommand;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\FormatterHelper;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\HelperSet;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 
 use function array_keys;
 use function in_array;
 
+use const STDOUT;
+
 /**
  * @author Overtrue
  * @author Laurent Laville (since v9.0)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 final class Application extends BaseApplication
 {
     public const NAME = 'phplint';
-    public const VERSION = '9.3.1';
+    public const VERSION = '9.4.0-dev';
 
     public function __construct()
     {
@@ -45,27 +45,11 @@ public function __construct()
 
     public function run(InputInterface $input = null, OutputInterface $output = null): int
     {
-        $output ??= new ConsoleOutput();
+        $output ??= new ConsoleOutput(STDOUT);
 
         return parent::run($input, $output);
     }
 
-    protected function configureIO(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): void
-    {
-        if (Phar::running()) {
-            $inputDefinition = $this->getDefinition();
-            $inputDefinition->addOption(
-                new InputOption(
-                    'manifest',
-                    null,
-                    InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
-                    'Show which versions of dependencies are bundled'
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        parent::configureIO($input, $output);
-    }
-
     protected function getDefaultCommands(): array
     {
         return [new HelpCommand(), new ListCommand()];
diff --git a/src/Linter.php b/src/Linter.php
index c5f82b51..dfc63560 100644
--- a/src/Linter.php
+++ b/src/Linter.php
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 use Overtrue\PHPLint\Event\BeforeCheckingEvent;
 use Overtrue\PHPLint\Event\BeforeLintFileEvent;
 use Overtrue\PHPLint\Helper\ProcessHelper;
-use Overtrue\PHPLint\Output\ConsoleOutputInterface;
 use Overtrue\PHPLint\Output\LinterOutput;
 use Overtrue\PHPLint\Process\LintProcess;
 use Psr\Cache\InvalidArgumentException;
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@
 use function md5_file;
 use function microtime;
 use function phpversion;
+use function strip_tags;
 use function version_compare;
 
 /**
@@ -57,20 +57,16 @@ final class Linter
     private int $processLimit;
     private string $memoryLimit;
     private bool $warning;
-    private array $options;
-    private string $appLongVersion;
 
     public function __construct(
         Resolver $configResolver,
         EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher,
-        string $appVersion = '9.1.x-dev',
-        HelperSet $helperSet = null,
-        OutputInterface $output = null
+        private readonly ?Client $client = null,
+        ?HelperSet $helperSet = null,
+        ?OutputInterface $output = null,
     ) {
         $this->configResolver = $configResolver;
         $this->dispatcher = $dispatcher;
-        $this->appLongVersion = $appVersion;
-        $this->options = $configResolver->getOptions();
         $this->processLimit = $configResolver->getOption(OptionDefinition::JOBS);
         $this->memoryLimit = (string) $configResolver->getOption(OptionDefinition::OPTION_MEMORY_LIMIT);
         $this->warning = $configResolver->getOption(OptionDefinition::WARNING);
@@ -108,21 +104,7 @@ public function lintFiles(Finder $finder, ?float $startTime = null): LinterOutpu
             $fileCount = 0;
         }
 
-        if ($this->output instanceof ConsoleOutputInterface) {
-            $configFile = $this->options['no-configuration']
-                ? ''
-                : $this->options['configuration']
-            ;
-            $this->output->headerBlock($this->appLongVersion, $configFile);
-            $this->output->configBlock($this->options);
-        }
-
-        $this->dispatcher->dispatch(
-            new BeforeCheckingEvent(
-                $this,
-                ['fileCount' => $fileCount, 'appVersion' => $this->appLongVersion, 'options' => $this->options]
-            )
-        );
+        $this->dispatcher->dispatch(new BeforeCheckingEvent($this, ['fileCount' => $fileCount]));
 
         $processCount = 0;
         if ($fileCount > 0) {
@@ -131,8 +113,16 @@ public function lintFiles(Finder $finder, ?float $startTime = null): LinterOutpu
             $results = [];
         }
 
+        if (null !== $this->client) {
+            $default = [
+                'application_version' => [
+                    'long' => $this->client->getApplication()->getLongVersion(),
+                    'short' => $this->client->getApplication()->getVersion(),
+                ]
+            ];
+        }
         $finalResults = new LinterOutput($results, $finder);
-        $finalResults->setContext($this->configResolver, $startTime, $processCount);
+        $finalResults->setContext($this->configResolver, $startTime, $processCount, $default ?? []);
 
         $this->dispatcher->dispatch(new AfterCheckingEvent($this, ['results' => $finalResults]));
 
diff --git a/src/Output/ChainOutput.php b/src/Output/ChainOutput.php
index e512992e..ee4347c0 100644
--- a/src/Output/ChainOutput.php
+++ b/src/Output/ChainOutput.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 
 use function count;
+use function fclose;
 use function get_debug_type;
 use function sprintf;
 
@@ -45,12 +46,24 @@ public function __construct(array $handlers)
         }
     }
 
+    public function getName(): string
+    {
+        return 'chain';
+    }
+
     public function format(LinterOutput $results): void
     {
         $i = count($this->outputHandlers);
 
+        if ($i === 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         while ($i--) {
             $this->outputHandlers[$i]->format($results);
         }
+
+        // close stream only once all formatters do their job
+        fclose($this->outputHandlers[0]->getStream());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Output/ConsoleOutput.php b/src/Output/ConsoleOutput.php
index db6fe885..0aa4e4b0 100644
--- a/src/Output/ConsoleOutput.php
+++ b/src/Output/ConsoleOutput.php
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\Table;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\TableSeparator;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArrayInput;
-use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput as BaseConsoleOutput;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput as SymfonyConsoleOutput;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\StreamOutput;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Style\SymfonyStyle;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Terminal;
 use Symfony\Component\Finder\SplFileInfo;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
  * @author Laurent Laville
  * @since Release 9.0.0
  */
-class ConsoleOutput extends BaseConsoleOutput implements ConsoleOutputInterface
+final class ConsoleOutput extends StreamOutput implements OutputInterface, ConsoleOutputInterface
 {
     public const MAX_LINE_LENGTH = 120;
 
@@ -64,13 +65,22 @@ class ConsoleOutput extends BaseConsoleOutput implements ConsoleOutputInterface
 
     private int $lineLength;
 
-    public function __construct(int $verbosity = parent::VERBOSITY_NORMAL, bool $decorated = null, OutputFormatterInterface $formatter = null)
-    {
-        parent::__construct($verbosity, $decorated, $formatter);
+    public function __construct(
+        $stream,
+        int $verbosity = parent::VERBOSITY_NORMAL,
+        ?bool $decorated = null,
+        ?OutputFormatterInterface $formatter = null
+    ) {
+        parent::__construct($stream, $verbosity, $decorated, $formatter);
         $width = (new Terminal())->getWidth() ?: self::MAX_LINE_LENGTH;
         $this->lineLength = min($width - (int) (DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR === '\\'), self::MAX_LINE_LENGTH);
     }
 
+    public function getName(): string
+    {
+        return 'console';
+    }
+
     public function format(LinterOutput $results): void
     {
         $data = $results->getFailures();
@@ -83,6 +93,11 @@ public function format(LinterOutput $results): void
             return;
         }
 
+        $options = $context['options_used'] ?? [];
+        $configFile = $options['no-configuration'] ? '' : $options['configuration'];
+        $this->headerBlock($context['application_version']['long'], $configFile);
+        $this->configBlock($options);
+
         $this->consumeBlock($context['time_usage'], $context['memory_usage'], $context['cache_usage'], $context['process_count']);
 
         if ($errCount > 0) {
@@ -262,8 +277,7 @@ public function configBlock(array $options): void
             }
         }
 
-        $section = $this->section();
-        $table = new Table($section);
+        $table = new Table($this);
         $table
             ->setHeaders($headers)
             ->setRows($rows)
diff --git a/src/Output/ConsoleOutputInterface.php b/src/Output/ConsoleOutputInterface.php
index 41d38b98..07a35a8a 100644
--- a/src/Output/ConsoleOutputInterface.php
+++ b/src/Output/ConsoleOutputInterface.php
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@
 namespace Overtrue\PHPLint\Output;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\ProgressBar;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface as SymfonyOutputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Finder\SplFileInfo;
 
 /**
  * @author Laurent Laville
  * @since Release 9.1.0
  */
-interface ConsoleOutputInterface extends OutputInterface
+interface ConsoleOutputInterface extends SymfonyOutputInterface
 {
     public const NO_FILE_TO_LINT = 'Could not find any files to lint';
 
diff --git a/src/Output/LinterOutput.php b/src/Output/LinterOutput.php
index d6a92e15..e19baf7c 100644
--- a/src/Output/LinterOutput.php
+++ b/src/Output/LinterOutput.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public function getContext(): array
         return $this->context;
     }
 
-    public function setContext(Resolver $configResolver, float $startTime, int $processCount): void
+    public function setContext(Resolver $configResolver, float $startTime, int $processCount, array $default = []): void
     {
         $cacheHits = count($this->getHits());
         $cacheMisses = count($this->getMisses());
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ public function setContext(Resolver $configResolver, float $startTime, int $proc
             $fileCount = 0;
         }
 
-        $this->context = [
+        $this->context = array_merge($default, [
             'time_usage' => $timeUsage,
             'memory_usage' => $memUsage,
             'cache_usage' => $cacheUsage,
             'process_count' => $processCount,
             'files_count' => $fileCount,
             'options_used' => $configResolver->getOptions(),
-        ];
+        ]);
     }
 
     public function hasFailures(): bool
diff --git a/src/Output/OutputInterface.php b/src/Output/OutputInterface.php
index ce36ace6..3d7aab27 100644
--- a/src/Output/OutputInterface.php
+++ b/src/Output/OutputInterface.php
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@
  */
 interface OutputInterface
 {
+    public function getName(): string;
+
     public function format(LinterOutput $results): void;
+
 }
diff --git a/tests/Configuration/ConsoleConfigTest.php b/tests/Configuration/ConsoleConfigTest.php
index a94865b7..f0422375 100644
--- a/tests/Configuration/ConsoleConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/Configuration/ConsoleConfigTest.php
@@ -68,18 +68,10 @@ public static function commandInputProvider(): array
             'multiple path modified' => [['path' => [dirname(__DIR__) . '/Cache', __DIR__]], __CLASS__ . '::expectedPathModified'],
             'without external configuration' => [['--no-configuration' => true], __CLASS__ . '::expectedExternalConfigNotFetched'],
             'with external empty configuration' => [['--configuration' => 'tests/Configuration/empty.yaml'], __CLASS__ . '::expectedExternalEmptyConfig'],
-            'output to JSON format on Stdout 1/3' => [['--log-json' => null], __CLASS__ . '::expectedJsonOutputFormat'],
-            'output to JSON format on Stdout 2/3' => [['--log-json' => ''], __CLASS__ . '::expectedJsonOutputFormat'],
-            'output to JSON format on Stdout 3/3' => [['--log-json' => true], __CLASS__ . '::expectedJsonOutputFormat'],
-            'disable output to JSON format 1/2' => [['--log-json' => false], __CLASS__ . '::expectedJsonOutputFormat'],
-            'disable output to JSON format 2/2' => [['--log-json' => 'off'], __CLASS__ . '::expectedJsonOutputFormat'],
-            'output to JSON format on File' => [['--log-json' => '/tmp/phplint.json'], __CLASS__ . '::expectedJsonOutputFormat'],
-            'output to XML format on Stdout 1/3' => [['--log-junit' => null], __CLASS__ . '::expectedXmlOutputFormat'],
-            'output to XML format on Stdout 2/3' => [['--log-junit' => ''], __CLASS__ . '::expectedXmlOutputFormat'],
-            'output to XML format on Stdout 3/3' => [['--log-junit' => true], __CLASS__ . '::expectedXmlOutputFormat'],
-            'disable output to XML format 1/2' => [['--log-junit' => false], __CLASS__ . '::expectedXmlOutputFormat'],
-            'disable output to XML format 2/2' => [['--log-junit' => 'FALSE'], __CLASS__ . '::expectedXmlOutputFormat'],
-            'output to XML format on File' => [['--log-junit' => '/tmp/phplint.xml'], __CLASS__ . '::expectedXmlOutputFormat'],
+            'output to JSON format on Stdout' => [['--format' => 'json'], __CLASS__ . '::expectedJsonOutputFormat'],
+            'output to JSON format on File' => [['--format' => 'json', '--output' => '/tmp/phplint.json'], __CLASS__ . '::expectedJsonOutputFormat'],
+            'output to XML format on Stdout' => [['--format' => 'junit'], __CLASS__ . '::expectedXmlOutputFormat'],
+            'output to XML format on File' => [['--format' => 'junit', '--output' => '/tmp/phplint.xml'], __CLASS__ . '::expectedXmlOutputFormat'],
         ];
     }
 
@@ -107,18 +99,12 @@ protected static function expectedExternalEmptyConfig(Resolver $resolver, array
 
     protected static function expectedJsonOutputFormat(Resolver $resolver, array $arguments): array
     {
-        $expected = self::getExpectedValues($resolver);
-        $logJson = $arguments['--log-json'];
-        $expected['log-json'] = OptionsFactory::logNormalizer(new OptionsResolver(), $logJson);
-        return $expected;
+        return self::getExpectedValues($resolver);  // expected only default arguments/options from command line
     }
 
     protected static function expectedXmlOutputFormat(Resolver $resolver, array $arguments): array
     {
-        $expected = self::getExpectedValues($resolver);
-        $logJunit = $arguments['--log-junit'];
-        $expected['log-junit'] = OptionsFactory::logNormalizer(new OptionsResolver(), $logJunit);
-        return $expected;
+        return self::getExpectedValues($resolver);  // expected only default arguments/options from command line
     }
 
     protected static function getExpectedValues(Resolver $resolver): array
diff --git a/tests/Configuration/YamlConfigTest.php b/tests/Configuration/YamlConfigTest.php
index 977e6e72..d3d3fa9c 100644
--- a/tests/Configuration/YamlConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/Configuration/YamlConfigTest.php
@@ -93,14 +93,16 @@ protected static function expectedJobsModified(Resolver $resolver): array
     protected static function expectedJsonOutputFormat(Resolver $resolver, array $arguments): array
     {
         $expected = self::getExpectedValues($resolver);
-        $expected['log-json'] = OptionDefinition::DEFAULT_STANDARD_OUTPUT;  // see 'log-json.yaml' contents
+        $expected['output'] = OptionDefinition::DEFAULT_STANDARD_OUTPUT;  // see 'log-json.yaml' contents
+        $expected['format'] = ['json'];
         return $expected;
     }
 
     protected static function expectedXmlOutputFormat(Resolver $resolver, array $arguments): array
     {
         $expected = self::getExpectedValues($resolver);
-        $expected['log-junit'] = '/tmp/phplint-results.xml';    // see 'log-junit.yaml' contents
+        $expected['output'] = '/tmp/phplint-results.xml';    // see 'log-junit.yaml' contents
+        $expected['format'] = ['junit'];
         return $expected;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Configuration/log-json.yaml b/tests/Configuration/log-json.yaml
index 132c6521..aec4d2c4 100644
--- a/tests/Configuration/log-json.yaml
+++ b/tests/Configuration/log-json.yaml
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-log-json: php://stdout
+output: php://stdout
+format:
+  - json
diff --git a/tests/Configuration/log-junit.yaml b/tests/Configuration/log-junit.yaml
index 4b30aed8..0a5984da 100644
--- a/tests/Configuration/log-junit.yaml
+++ b/tests/Configuration/log-junit.yaml
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-log-junit: /tmp/phplint-results.xml
+output: /tmp/phplint-results.xml
+format:
+  - junit