Add secure byte slice erase helper; add alternative input methods for Windows

front/input_common.go

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+package front
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"golang.org/x/term"
+)
+
+// InputMenuGen prompts the user with a menu and returns the user's choice as an integer.
+func InputMenuGen(prompt string, options []string) int {
+	for i, option := range options {
+		fmt.Printf("%d. %s\n", i+1, option)
+	}
+	return InputInt("\n"+prompt, 1, len(options))
+}
+
+// InputHidden prompts the user for input and returns the input as a byte array, hiding the input from the terminal.
+func InputHidden(prompt string) []byte {
+	fmt.Print(prompt + " ")
+	byteInput, _ := term.ReadPassword(int(os.Stdin.Fd()))
+	fmt.Println()
+	return byteInput
+}