describe("example", function() {

    it("of test", function() {

        console.log("1");

        cy.request({
            url: Cypress.env("URL"),
            method: "POST",
            headers: auth_req.authHeaders,
            body: merged_body
        })
            .as("/authorize")
            .then((resp) => {
                console.log("2");
                Cypress.env("resp_code", resp.status);
                console.log("RESP CODE FROM RESPONSE:");
                console.log(resp.status);
            })
            .its("headers")
            .its("content-type")
            .should("include", "application/json");

        console.log("3");
        const var1 = new something.NotImportant;
        console.log("4");
        const var2 = new something.AlsoNotImportant;
        console.log("5");

    }

}

while (true) {
        cy.wait(5000);
        var resp_code = Cypress.env("resp_code");
        console.log("RESP CODE:");
        console.log(Cypress.env("resp_code"));
    }