Loading position of javascript in rails app - ruby-on-rails

There are two pieces of my application that seem to require that I load my javascript at different points.
Omniauth works when I place <%= javascript_pack_tag 'application', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' within <head></head>.
Shubox (js library used to upload photos) works when I place <%= javascript_pack_tag 'application', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' just before </body>.
Each of the two does not work when the javascript is loaded where the other requires. So, if I place the javascript line at the end of the body, omniauth does not work.
I can provide additional information if needed. Thank you in advance.
application.js
require("#rails/ujs").start()
require("turbolinks").start()
require("#rails/activestorage").start()
require("channels")
application.html.erb
<html>
<head>
<%= stylesheet_link_tag 'application', media: 'all', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
</head>
<body data-shubox="<%= Rails.application.credentials.dig(:aws, :secret_access_key) %>">
<% if flash.any? %>
<% flash.each do |key, value| -%>
<section class="flash flash__<%= key %>"><%= value.html_safe %></section>
<% end -%>
<% end %>
<%= yield %>
<%= javascript_pack_tag 'application', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
</body>
</html>

Because of Turbolinks your application.js needs to be in the head tag, otherwise it is evaluated twice . This can cause a problem with libraries that expect your DOM to be loaded when you initialize them - which I think is your problem with shubox.
So you should put something like this in your application.js (if you are using Turbolinks 5, for earlier version the event is called page:load)
$(document).on('turbolinks:load',() => {
new Shubox('#avatar', { key: "abcde-qwerty-12345" })
}
);

You can always create 2 packs if you need them in different places:
javascript/packs/the_one_with_turbolink.js
javascript/packs/the_one_with_shubox.js
then you can do
javascript_pack_tag :the_one_with_turbolinks
and
javascript_pack_tag :the_one_with_shubox

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...
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require("stylesheets/application")
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change your code in your application.html.erb
from:
<%= stylesheet_link_tag 'application', media: 'all' %>
<%= javascript_include_tag 'application' %>
to this:
<%= stylesheet_link_tag 'application', media: 'all', 'data-turbolinks-track' => true %>
<%= javascript_include_tag 'application', 'data-turbolinks-track' => true %>

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