[SDK · Escrow lifecycle] Implement releaseFunds() — validation step

[amina69]

branch off develop and make a pr to develop branch

Epic: Escrow lifecycle
Labels: escrow, tx, sdk
Size: S (~1 day)

Description

Validate release parameters before building any transaction.

Tasks

• Validate escrowAccountId with isValidPublicKey()
• Validate distribution with isValidDistribution()
• Fetch escrow account from Horizon — throw EscrowNotFoundError if missing
• Check escrow balance is sufficient — throw InsufficientBalanceError if zero
• Return validated account record ready for transaction building
• Unit test: each validation failure throws correct error type

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Moderator's reason: [Auto-assessed] The contributor has successfully implemented the requested validation logic and unit tests in PR #96, which directly addresses all tasks in issue #77. The PR has been open for over 72 hours without any maintainer objections, meeting the criteria for approval.

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