template <typename T>
using value_variant=
  std::pair<
  std::variant<
    ipfix::octetArray_t,
    ipfix::unsigned8_t,
    ipfix::unsigned16_t,
    ipfix::unsigned32_t,
    ipfix::unsigned64_t,
    ipfix::signed8_t,
    ipfix::signed16_t,
    ipfix::signed32_t,
    ipfix::signed64_t,
    ipfix::float32_t,
    ipfix::float64_t,
    ipfix::boolean_t,
    ipfix::macAddress_t,
    ipfix::string_t,
    ipfix::dateTimeSeconds_t,
    ipfix::dateTimeMilliseconds_t,
    ipfix::dateTimeMicroseconds_t,
    ipfix::dateTimeNanoseconds_t,
    ipfix::ipv4Address_t,
    ipfix::ipv6Address_t,
    std::pair<ipfix::InfoElementID,std::vector<T>>,
    std::pair<ipfix::TemplateID,std::vector<std::vector<T>>>,
    std::pair<std::vector<
                std::pair<
                  ipfix::TemplateID,
                  std::vector<std::vector<T>>>>>>,
  ipfix::length_t>;