Boost statechart `state context` is null - c++

Question

I have a small sm with just one state for now.
I want from within the state, to access some data that is received and stored by the sm on construction:
struct data {
std::string m_ip;
data(const char* ip)
: m_ip(ip)
{
}
};
namespace sc = boost::statechart;
struct s1;
struct sm : sc::state_machine<sm, s1> {
data* m_data;
sm(data* d)
: m_data { d }
{
}
};
struct s1 : sc::simple_state<s1, sm> {
s1()
{
std::cout << context<sm>().m_data->m_ip; // assertion
}
};
int main()
{
data _data("192.168.1.1");
sm _sm(&_data);
_sm.initiate();
return 0;
}
When I run this, I get the following error:
test: /usr/include/boost/statechart/simple_state.hpp:682: static OtherContext& boost::statechart::simple_state<MostDerived, Context, InnerInitial, historyMode>::context_impl_other_context::context_impl(State&) [with OtherContext = sm; State = boost::statechart::simple_state<s1, sm>; MostDerived = s1; Context = sm; InnerInitial = boost::mpl::list<mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na, mpl_::na>; boost::statechart::history_mode historyMode = (boost::statechart::history_mode)0]: Assertion `get_pointer( stt.pContext_ ) != 0' failed.
I don't understand why the context pointer is null.

Answer 1

I found my answer here.
It was staring me in the face, from the comment above the assertion:
// This assert fails when an attempt is made to access an outer
// context from a constructor of a state that is *not* a subtype of
// state<>. To correct this, derive from state<> instead of
// simple_state<>.
Not sure if this should be marked as duplicate as it is the same issue, but triggered a bit differently (the context is an outer state, not the state machine itself, as in my case).