gistfile1.txt

    {% raw %}
    {
      "paths": [
        "/var/log/messages",
        "/var/log/secure",
        "/var/log/redis/redis.log",
        "/var/log/redis/sentinel.log"
       {{ ']' }},
      "fields": { "type": "syslog" }
    }
    {% endraw %}
    
Result:
    
    local:
    Data failed to compile:
----------
    Rendering SLS 'base:states/logstash-forwarder' failed: Unknown yaml render error; line 21

---
[...]
    - marker_start: "# LOG PATHS"
    - marker_end: "# END LOG PATHS"
    - content: |

    {
      "paths": [    <======================
        "/var/log/messages",
        "/var/log/secure",
	"/var/log/redis/redis.log",
	"/var/log/redis/sentinel.log"
       ],
[...]
---