in src/validation/validateStates.ts [91:106]
function validatePathField(pathField: PropertyASTNode, document: TextDocument): Diagnostic[] {
const diagnostics: Diagnostic[] = []
const valueNode = pathField.valueNode
const propValue = valueNode && valueNode.value
if (typeof propValue !== 'string' || !(isJsonPath(propValue) || isIntrinsicFunctionWithStringReturn(propValue))) {
const { length, offset } = pathField
const range = Range.create(document.positionAt(offset), document.positionAt(offset + length))
diagnostics.push(
Diagnostic.create(range, MESSAGES.INVALID_JSON_PATH_OR_INTRINSIC_STRING_ONLY, DiagnosticSeverity.Error),
)
}
return diagnostics
}