void DocumentSourceGroup::setIdExpression(const boost::intrusive_ptr<Expression> idExpression) {

    if (auto object = dynamic_cast<ExpressionObject*>(idExpression.get())) {
        auto& childExpressions = object->getChildExpressions();
        invariant(!childExpressions.empty());  // We expect to have converted an empty object into a
                                               // constant expression.

        // grouping on an "artificial" object. Rather than create the object for each input
        // in initialize(), instead group on the output of the raw expressions. The artificial
        // object will be created at the end in makeDocument() while outputting results.
        for (auto&& childExpPair : childExpressions) {
            _idFieldNames.push_back(childExpPair.first);
            _idExpressions.push_back(childExpPair.second);
        }
    } else {
        _idExpressions.push_back(idExpression);
    }
}