feat(logging): add verbose mode and debug output

src/cmd/install.go

@@ -51,14 +51,20 @@ func init() {
 
 // installSingle installs a single runtime/version
 func installSingle(runtimeName, version string) {
+	ui.Debug("Installing single runtime: %s version %s", runtimeName, version)
+
 	provider, err := runtime.Get(runtimeName)
 	if err != nil {
+		ui.Debug("Provider lookup failed: %v", err)
 		ui.Error("%v", err)
 		ui.Info("Available runtimes: %v", runtime.List())
 		return
 	}
 
+	ui.Debug("Using provider: %s (%s)", provider.Name(), provider.DisplayName())
+
 	if err := provider.Install(version); err != nil {
+		ui.Debug("Installation failed: %v", err)
 		ui.Error("%v", err)
 		return
 	}

src/cmd/list.go

@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ Examples:
 
 // listAllRuntimes lists installed versions for all runtimes
 func listAllRuntimes() {
+	ui.Debug("Listing installed versions for all runtimes")
+
 	providers := runtime.GetAll()
+	ui.Debug("Found %d registered providers", len(providers))
 
 	if len(providers) == 0 {
 		ui.Info("No runtime providers registered")
@@ -46,11 +49,14 @@ func listAllRuntimes() {
 
 	hasAny := false
 	for _, provider := range providers {
+		ui.Debug("Checking provider: %s", provider.Name())
 		versions, err := provider.ListInstalled()
 		if err != nil {
+			ui.Debug("Error listing versions for %s: %v", provider.Name(), err)
 			ui.Error("  %s: %v", provider.DisplayName(), err)
 			continue
 		}
+		ui.Debug("Found %d installed versions for %s", len(versions), provider.Name())
 
 		if len(versions) == 0 {
 			continue

src/cmd/root.go

@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/dtvem/dtvem/src/internal/tui"
+	"github.com/dtvem/dtvem/src/internal/ui"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var verbose bool
+
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "dtvem",
 	Short: "Developer Tools Virtual Environment Manager",
+	PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		ui.SetVerbose(verbose)
+	},
 }
 
 func Execute() {
@@ -33,6 +39,9 @@ func init() {
 	// Hide the completion command until we implement it
 	rootCmd.CompletionOptions.HiddenDefaultCmd = true
 
+	// Add global verbose flag
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&verbose, "verbose", false, "Enable verbose output for debugging")
+
 	// Set custom usage and help functions with TUI table for commands
 	rootCmd.SetUsageFunc(customUsage)
 	rootCmd.SetHelpFunc(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {

src/cmd/shim/main.go

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	// Check for DTVEM_VERBOSE environment variable
+	ui.CheckVerboseEnv()
+
 	if err := runShim(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "dtvem shim error: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
@@ -31,22 +34,28 @@ func main() {
 func runShim() error {
 	// Get the name of this shim (e.g., "python", "node", "npm")
 	shimName := getShimName()
+	ui.Debug("Shim invoked: %s", shimName)
+	ui.Debug("Arguments: %v", os.Args[1:])
 
 	// Determine which runtime this shim belongs to
 	runtimeName := mapShimToRuntime(shimName)
+	ui.Debug("Mapped to runtime: %s", runtimeName)
 
 	// Get the runtime provider (using ShimProvider interface for minimal dependencies)
 	provider, err := runtime.GetShimProvider(runtimeName)
 	if err != nil {
+		ui.Debug("Provider lookup failed: %v", err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("runtime provider not found: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Resolve which version to use
 	version, err := config.ResolveVersion(runtimeName)
 	if err != nil {
+		ui.Debug("Version resolution failed: %v", err)
 		// No dtvem version configured - try to fallback to system PATH
 		return handleNoConfiguredVersion(shimName, runtimeName, provider)
 	}
+	ui.Debug("Resolved version: %s", version)
 
 	// Check if the version is installed
 	installed, err := provider.IsInstalled(version)
@@ -55,6 +64,7 @@ func runShim() error {
 	}
 
 	if !installed {
+		ui.Debug("Version %s is not installed", version)
 		ui.Error("%s %s is configured but not installed", provider.DisplayName(), version)
 		ui.Info("To install, run: dtvem install %s %s", runtimeName, version)
 		return fmt.Errorf("version not installed")
@@ -65,11 +75,13 @@ func runShim() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not find %s %s executable: %w", runtimeName, version, err)
 	}
+	ui.Debug("Base executable path: %s", execPath)
 
 	// If the shim name differs from the base runtime name,
 	// we might need to adjust the executable path
 	// (e.g., python3 -> python3, pip -> pip, npm -> npm)
 	execPath = adjustExecutablePath(execPath, shimName, runtimeName)
+	ui.Debug("Final executable path: %s", execPath)
 
 	// Check if this command should trigger a reshim after execution
 	needsReshim := provider.ShouldReshimAfter(shimName, os.Args[1:])

src/internal/download/download.go

@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/dtvem/dtvem/src/internal/ui"
 	"github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3"
 )
 
 // File downloads a file from a URL to a destination path with a progress bar
 func File(url, destPath string) error {
+	ui.Debug("Starting download: %s", url)
+	ui.Debug("Destination: %s", destPath)
+
 	// Create destination directory if it doesn't exist
 	destDir := filepath.Dir(destPath)
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(destDir, 0755); err != nil {
@@ -27,19 +31,24 @@ func File(url, destPath string) error {
 	defer func() { _ = out.Close() }()
 
 	// Make HTTP request
+	ui.Debug("Making HTTP GET request...")
 	resp, err := http.Get(url)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		ui.Debug("HTTP request failed: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect: %w (URL: %s)", err, url)
 	}
 	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
 
+	ui.Debug("HTTP response: %s", resp.Status)
+
 	// Check response status
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		return fmt.Errorf("bad status: %s", resp.Status)
+		return fmt.Errorf("download failed (HTTP %s): %s", resp.Status, url)
 	}
 
 	// Get file size for progress bar
 	size := resp.ContentLength
+	ui.Debug("Content-Length: %d bytes", size)
 
 	// Create progress bar
 	bar := progressbar.DefaultBytes(
@@ -50,10 +59,12 @@ func File(url, destPath string) error {
 	// Copy data with progress bar
 	_, err = io.Copy(io.MultiWriter(out, bar), resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
+		ui.Debug("Download failed: %v", err)
 		return err
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println() // New line after progress bar
+	ui.Debug("Download complete: %s", destPath)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -75,13 +86,13 @@ func FileWithProgress(url, destPath string, progress func(current, total int64))
 	// Make HTTP request
 	resp, err := http.Get(url)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect: %w (URL: %s)", err, url)
 	}
 	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
 
 	// Check response status
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		return fmt.Errorf("bad status: %s", resp.Status)
+		return fmt.Errorf("download failed (HTTP %s): %s", resp.Status, url)
 	}
 
 	// Get total size

src/internal/download/extract.go

@@ -9,17 +9,25 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/dtvem/dtvem/src/internal/ui"
 )
 
 // ExtractZip extracts a zip archive to a destination directory
 func ExtractZip(zipPath, destDir string) error {
+	ui.Debug("Extracting ZIP: %s", zipPath)
+	ui.Debug("Destination: %s", destDir)
+
 	// Open zip file
 	reader, err := zip.OpenReader(zipPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		ui.Debug("Failed to open ZIP: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open archive: %w (file: %s)", err, zipPath)
 	}
 	defer func() { _ = reader.Close() }()
 
+	ui.Debug("ZIP contains %d files", len(reader.File))
+
 	// Create destination directory
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(destDir, 0755); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -32,6 +40,7 @@ func ExtractZip(zipPath, destDir string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	ui.Debug("ZIP extraction complete")
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -75,17 +84,22 @@ func extractZipFile(file *zip.File, destDir string) error {
 
 // ExtractTarGz extracts a tar.gz archive to a destination directory
 func ExtractTarGz(tarGzPath, destDir string) error {
+	ui.Debug("Extracting tar.gz: %s", tarGzPath)
+	ui.Debug("Destination: %s", destDir)
+
 	// Open tar.gz file
 	file, err := os.Open(tarGzPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		ui.Debug("Failed to open tar.gz: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open archive: %w (file: %s)", err, tarGzPath)
 	}
 	defer func() { _ = file.Close() }()
 
 	// Create gzip reader
 	gzReader, err := gzip.NewReader(file)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		ui.Debug("Failed to create gzip reader: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid gzip archive: %w (file: %s)", err, tarGzPath)
 	}
 	defer func() { _ = gzReader.Close() }()
 
@@ -98,6 +112,7 @@ func ExtractTarGz(tarGzPath, destDir string) error {
 	}
 
 	// Extract each file
+	fileCount := 0
 	for {
 		header, err := tarReader.Next()
 		if err == io.EOF {
@@ -110,8 +125,10 @@ func ExtractTarGz(tarGzPath, destDir string) error {
 		if err := extractTarFile(header, tarReader, destDir); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to extract %s: %w", header.Name, err)
 		}
+		fileCount++
 	}
 
+	ui.Debug("tar.gz extraction complete: %d files extracted", fileCount)
 	return nil
 }
 

src/internal/ui/output.go

@@ -5,23 +5,35 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 )
 
+// Environment variable values
+const (
+	envTrue  = "true"
+	envFalse = "false"
+)
+
 var (
 	// Color functions for different message types
 	successColor  = color.New(color.FgGreen, color.Bold)
 	errorColor    = color.New(color.FgRed, color.Bold)
 	warningColor  = color.New(color.FgYellow, color.Bold)
 	infoColor     = color.New(color.FgCyan)
 	progressColor = color.New(color.FgBlue)
+	debugColor    = color.New(color.Faint)
 
 	// Symbols
 	successSymbol = "✓"
 	errorSymbol   = "✗"
 	warningSymbol = "⚠"
 	infoSymbol    = "→"
+	debugSymbol   = "·"
+
+	// Verbose mode flag - controls debug output visibility
+	verboseMode = false
 )
 
 // Success prints a success message in green with a checkmark
@@ -54,6 +66,41 @@ func Progress(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	_, _ = progressColor.Printf("  %s %s\n", infoSymbol, message)
 }
 
+// Debug prints a debug message only when verbose mode is enabled
+// Messages are dimmed and include a timestamp for debugging
+func Debug(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	if !verboseMode {
+		return
+	}
+	message := fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
+	timestamp := time.Now().Format("15:04:05.000")
+	_, _ = debugColor.Printf("%s %s %s\n", debugSymbol, timestamp, message)
+}
+
+// Debugf is an alias for Debug (for consistency with fmt.Printf naming)
+func Debugf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	Debug(format, args...)
+}
+
+// SetVerbose enables or disables verbose mode
+func SetVerbose(enabled bool) {
+	verboseMode = enabled
+}
+
+// IsVerbose returns whether verbose mode is enabled
+func IsVerbose() bool {
+	return verboseMode
+}
+
+// CheckVerboseEnv checks if DTVEM_VERBOSE environment variable is set
+// This is useful for the shim which doesn't have access to CLI flags
+func CheckVerboseEnv() {
+	val := os.Getenv("DTVEM_VERBOSE")
+	if val == "1" || val == envTrue {
+		verboseMode = true
+	}
+}
+
 // Println prints a regular message without color
 func Println(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	fmt.Printf(format+"\n", args...)
@@ -99,12 +146,12 @@ func DimText(text string) string {
 //   - unset: prompt interactively
 func PromptInstall(displayName, version string) bool {
 	// Check if running in non-interactive mode (CI/automation)
-	if os.Getenv("DTVEM_AUTO_INSTALL") == "false" {
+	if os.Getenv("DTVEM_AUTO_INSTALL") == envFalse {
 		return false
 	}
 
 	// If DTVEM_AUTO_INSTALL=true, auto-install without prompting
-	if os.Getenv("DTVEM_AUTO_INSTALL") == "true" {
+	if os.Getenv("DTVEM_AUTO_INSTALL") == envTrue {
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -134,12 +181,12 @@ func PromptInstallMissing[T any](missing []T) bool {
 	}
 
 	// Check if running in non-interactive mode (CI/automation)
-	if os.Getenv("DTVEM_AUTO_INSTALL") == "false" {
+	if os.Getenv("DTVEM_AUTO_INSTALL") == envFalse {
 		return false
 	}
 
 	// If DTVEM_AUTO_INSTALL=true, auto-install without prompting
-	if os.Getenv("DTVEM_AUTO_INSTALL") == "true" {
+	if os.Getenv("DTVEM_AUTO_INSTALL") == envTrue {
 		return true
 	}