https://asciinema.org/a/84824

menu.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

cleanup() {
  tput cnorm > /dev/tty
  stty "$_stty" <> /dev/tty
}
_stty=$(stty -g < /dev/tty)
trap cleanup exit SIGTERM SIGQUIT

menu() {
  local tput current hl items i keys

  declare -A tput=(
    [cuu1]=$(tput cuu1)       # up one line
    [cud1]=$(tput cud1)       # down one line
    [sgr0]=$(tput sgr0)       # reset color
    [setaf_1]=$(tput setaf 1) # red
    [setaf_2]=$(tput setaf 2) # green
    [civis]=$(tput civis)     # hide cursor
  # [cnorm]=$(tput cnorm)     # show cursor
    [ed]=$(tput ed)           # erase down
  )

  printf '%s' "${tput[civis]}" > /dev/tty
  current=0
  hl=('  ' "> ${tput[setaf_2]}")

  mapfile -t items

  while :; do
    [[ $1 == '-p' && -n "$2" ]] && printf '%s\n' "$2" > /dev/tty

    for (( i = 0; i < ${#items[@]}; i++ )) do
      printf '%s\n' "${hl[i==current]}${items[i]}${tput[sgr0]}" > /dev/tty
    done

    read -rsn1 keys < /dev/tty
    case "$keys" in
      j|J) (( current < ${#items[@]}-1 )) && (( current ++ )) ;;
      k|K) (( current > 0 )) && (( current -- )) ;;
    esac

    [[ $1 == '-p' && -n "$2" ]] && printf '%s' "${tput[cuu1]}" > /dev/tty

    for (( i = 0; i < ${#items[@]}; i++ )) do
      printf '%s%s' "${tput[cuu1]}" "${tput[ed]}" > /dev/tty
    done

    if [[ -z "$keys" ]]; then
      printf '%s%s' "${items[current]}" "${tput[ed]}"
      break
    fi
  done
  cleanup
}

options=$(printf 'foo\nbar\nbaz\nquux\n')

choice1=$(menu -p 'choose a word:' <<< "$options")
choice2=$(printf '%d\n' {1..5} | menu -p 'choose a number:' )

[[ -n "$choice1" ]] &&
  printf 'you chose the word: %s\n' "$choice1"

[[ -n "$choice2" ]] &&
  printf 'you chose the number: %s\n' "$choice2"