if there is still time left on a task or story, the user should not be allowed to close the task/story.
is there a way to do this? or is an add-on required?
You could also use the Workflow Toolbox to check the remaining estimate value. Here's a similar example in the plugin docs.
You can write a script validator and attach it to close transition. You can use ScriptRunner plugin if you want.
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