For big data the the read builtin has buffer limitations that can cause it to freeze with very long input strings. Added now an option to read data from file in interactive mode

Author: mario-eth

safe_hashes.sh

@@ -1352,8 +1352,42 @@ EOF
 		value="${value_input:-$value}"
 		validate_value $value "value"
 
-		read -rp "Enter the \`data\` (default: $data): " data_input
-		data="${data_input:-$data}"
+		# Display data separately to avoid terminal buffer issues with large calldata
+		echo "Default \`data\` value:"
+		echo "How would you like to provide the \`data\`?"
+		echo "  1) Use default value shown above (press Enter)"
+		echo "  2) Enter/paste data directly"
+		echo "  3) Read from a file"
+		read -rp "Choose an option (1/2/3): " data_option
+		data_option="${data_option:-1}"
+		
+		case "$data_option" in
+		1)
+			# Use default
+			;;
+		2)
+			echo "Enter the \`data\` (for large data, consider using option 3):"
+			# Read without prompt to avoid buffer issues
+			IFS= read -r data_input
+			if [[ -n "$data_input" ]]; then
+				data="$data_input"
+			fi
+			;;
+		3)
+			read -rp "Enter the file path containing the data: " data_file
+			if [[ -f "$data_file" ]]; then
+				# Read the entire file content, removing any whitespace/newlines
+				data=$(tr -d '[:space:]' < "$data_file")
+				echo "Data loaded from file: ${data:0:66}..." # Show first 66 chars
+			else
+				echo "${RED}Error: File not found: $data_file${RESET}"
+				echo "Using default value instead."
+			fi
+			;;
+		*)
+			echo "${YELLOW}Invalid option. Using default value.${RESET}"
+			;;
+		esac
 
 		while true; do
 			read -rp "Enter the \`operation\` (default: $operation; 0 = CALL, 1 = DELEGATECALL): " operation_input