Display Error if Using Event Fields in Input 'file' Path

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I'd be nice if logstash displayed an error if someone is foolish enough to use event fields in their input { file { path } }.

I know early-on I tried using the date/time %{+YYYY-MM-dd}.txt and then wondered why logstash would never read my file

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Created April 29, 2014 at 2:49 PM
Updated February 13, 2015 at 10:08 PM