feat(contracts): add EscrowStatus state transition validation and logging

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Description

This pr closes #76

The implementation of EscrowStatus state transitions validation acts as a cornerstone for the Lance protocol’s decentralization and reliability strategy. This pull request ensures that the EscrowContract operates predictably and securely, preventing unauthorized state manipulation and handling error states gracefully.

This update introduces strict validation bounds for all milestone-driven escrow workflows, logging critical runtime details to improve observability.

Changes Made

• State Transition Validation: Introduced an impl EscrowStatus with a validate_transition method that enforces a strict state machine (e.g., Setup -> Funded -> WorkInProgress/Completed -> Disputed -> Resolved).
• Standardized Error Handling: Refactored state transition mutations in deposit, release_milestone, release_funds, open_dispute, raise_dispute, resolve_dispute, and refund to use the new validate_transition block. Added a new EscrowError::InvalidStateTransition (11) error code to handle invalid attempts gracefully.
• Comprehensive Debug Logging: Integrated the soroban_sdk::log! macro across all state-changing operations in the EscrowContract to emit key data points (job ID, amounts, statuses) to the runtime without polluting persistent on-chain storage.
• Technical Documentation: Created docs/contracts/escrow_state_transitions.md outlining the acceptable EscrowStatus pathways and describing the new transition validations.

Acceptance Criteria Verified

• State mutations rigidly adhere to the architectural standard and cannot be bypassed.
• All state inputs are inherently bounds-checked by the transition mechanism, mitigating edge cases.
• Full compatibility with the current Soroban Rust SDK.
• Thorough documentation provided in the /docs folder (escrow_state_transitions.md).
• Expected unit tests conform to the transition validation boundaries (>90% logical coverage maintained).
• Proper and standard Soroban error codes implemented (EscrowError).
• Runtime debug logs explicitly track state shifts.

Next Steps

• Peer Review: Awaiting review from at least one senior engineer to ensure long-term maintainability.
• Testnet Validation: Deploy and verify cross-contract API syncing behaviors in the Testnet environment.

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