feat(cast): add support for raw transaction data with --data flag in send (#12712)

feat(cast): add support for raw transaction data with --data flag in send command, closes (#12660)

Author: Jds-23

crates/cast/src/cmd/send.rs

@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ pub struct SendTxArgs {
     #[arg(allow_negative_numbers = true)]
     args: Vec<String>,
 
+    /// Raw hex-encoded data for the transaction. Used instead of \[SIG\] and \[ARGS\].
+    #[arg(
+        long,
+        conflicts_with_all = &["sig", "args"]
+    )]
+    data: Option<String>,
+
     #[command(flatten)]
     send_tx: SendTxOpts,
 
@@ -75,10 +82,14 @@ pub enum SendTxSubcommands {
 
 impl SendTxArgs {
     pub async fn run(self) -> eyre::Result<()> {
-        let Self { to, mut sig, mut args, send_tx, tx, command, unlocked, path } = self;
+        let Self { to, mut sig, mut args, data, send_tx, tx, command, unlocked, path } = self;
 
         let blob_data = if let Some(path) = path { Some(std::fs::read(path)?) } else { None };
 
+        if let Some(data) = data {
+            sig = Some(data);
+        }
+
         let code = if let Some(SendTxSubcommands::Create {
             code,
             sig: constructor_sig,

crates/cast/tests/cli/main.rs

@@ -4409,3 +4409,71 @@ casttest!(keccak_stdin_bytes_with_newline, |_prj, cmd| {
 
 "#]]);
 });
+
+// Test cast send with raw --data flag using encoded calldata
+forgetest_async!(cast_send_with_data, |prj, cmd| {
+    let (api, handle) = anvil::spawn(NodeConfig::test()).await;
+
+    foundry_test_utils::util::initialize(prj.root());
+    prj.initialize_default_contracts();
+
+    // Deploy counter contract
+    cmd.args([
+        "script",
+        "--private-key",
+        "0xac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80",
+        "--rpc-url",
+        &handle.http_endpoint(),
+        "--broadcast",
+        "CounterScript",
+    ])
+    .assert_success();
+
+    // setNumber(111) encoded: selector 0x3fb5c1cb + uint256(111)
+    let calldata = "0x3fb5c1cb000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000006f";
+
+    // Send tx using --data instead of sig+args
+    cmd.cast_fuse()
+        .args([
+            "send",
+            "0x5FbDB2315678afecb367f032d93F642f64180aa3",
+            "--data",
+            calldata,
+            "--private-key",
+            "0xac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80",
+            "--rpc-url",
+            &handle.http_endpoint(),
+        ])
+        .assert_success();
+
+    // Verify via trace that setNumber(111) was called
+    let tx_hash = api
+        .transaction_by_block_number_and_index(BlockNumberOrTag::Latest, Index::from(0))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap()
+        .tx_hash();
+
+    cmd.cast_fuse()
+        .args([
+            "run",
+            format!("{tx_hash}").as_str(),
+            "-vvvvv",
+            "--rpc-url",
+            &handle.http_endpoint(),
+        ])
+        .assert_success()
+        .stdout_eq(str![[r#"
+Executing previous transactions from the block.
+Traces:
+  [..] 0x5FbDB2315678afecb367f032d93F642f64180aa3::setNumber(111)
+    ├─  storage changes:
+    │   @ 0: 0 → 111
+    └─ ← [Stop]
+
+
+Transaction successfully executed.
+[GAS]
+
+"#]]);
+});