Introduce the symbol collection context and a symbol collection step. #5661
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Description
This PR introduces a new symbol collection step to the compiler pipeline, that is done after parsing but before type checking.
It collects identifiers for the top level entities in the AST and allows referencing through a parsed declaration id.
These will be used in a subsequent PR that introduces a new AST order resolving pass that runs before type checking, thus allowing us to get rid of the deferred monormophization "hack", simplifying some things and eliminating some bugs.
Checklist
Breaking*
orNew Feature
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