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Implement Aliases for ScalarUDF #8348

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@alamb

Is your feature request related to a problem or challenge?

As part of #8045 we need to ensure that scalar UDFs have the same functionality as built in functions.

One gap that currently exists is "aliases".

For example, pow and power are both resolved to the same function.

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Implement aliasing for ScalarUDF

Basically :

  1. Add aliasing to ScalarUDF API
  2. Hook it up so that ScalarUDF can accept aliases and that the planner can use them
  3. Write an end to end test (probably in https://github.com/apache/arrow-datafusion/blob/32fe1761287c9b58294a54805a0fcafc4ab046b8/datafusion/core/tests/user_defined/user_defined_scalar_functions.rs#L1-L0)

I am envisioning creating a scalar UDF with a new function with_alias. Something like

ScalarUDF::new(
        "pow",
        &Signature::exact(input_types, volatility),
        &return_type,
        &fun,
    )
   .with_alias("power")

Currently the alias list is here:
https://github.com/apache/arrow-datafusion/blob/094a0e2d0c8c1f71c985c7bfdf21433ebc8f203e/datafusion/expr/src/built_in_function.rs#L1374

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