global:
    cpp_namespace: "mongo"
imports:
    - "mongo/db/basic_types.idl"
    
structs:
    Point:
        description: "A struct which will be part of the variant type"
        strict: true
        fields:
            x:
                type: int
                stability: stable
            y:
                type: int
                stability: stable
 
    Data:
        description: "Just some data"
        strict: false
        fields:
          broken_field:
            description: "The field that will cause c++ generated code not to compile"
            type:
                variant: [bool, Point]
            optional: true
            stability: stable
 
commands:
    mycommand:
        description: "A command"
        command_name: mycommand
        namespace: concatenate_with_db
        cpp_name: MyCommand
        api_version: ""
        strict: true
        reply_type: OkReply
        inline_chained_structs: true
        chained_structs:
          Data: Data
 

switch (variantType) {
                    case Bool:
                    {
                        _data.setBroken_field(boost::optional<stdx::variant<bool, mongo::Point>>(element.boolean()));
                        break;
                    }
                    case Object:
                        _data.setBroken_field(mongo::Point::parse(ctxt, element.Obj())); // <------------- this does not compile because it's missing a cast
                        break;
                    default:
                        ctxt.throwBadType(element, {BSONType::Bool});
                        break;
                    }
                    continue;