text: let modal = false
  document.addEventListener("turbolinks:load", () => {
    modal = document.querySelector(".modal")
  })
  
  // show a new Modal with a given title and body
  function showModal(title, body) {
    updateModal(title, body)
    $(modal).modal('show')
  }
  
  // update the Modal title and body
  function updateModal(title, body) {
    modal.querySelector(".modal-title").innerHTML = title
    modal.querySelector(".modal-body").innerHTML = body
  }
  
  // closes the modal
  function closeModal() {
    $(modal).modal('hide')
  }
  