Scott GressandIan Littman 51ab583e9e Add aliases for macos fields (#40959)
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**Related issue:** Resolves #40488

# Details

Implements the renames requested in #40488:

- [X] Add a second name for `macos_setup`: `setup_experience`
- [X] Add a second name for `macos_settings`: `apple_settings`
- [X] Add a second name for `custom_settings`: `configuration_profiles`
- [X] Add a second name for `macos_setup_assistant`:
`apple_setup_assistant`

Prior names are deprecated and log warnings. This uses the same
`renameto` tags as previous aliases, and adds code in relevant sections
in gitops.go to run the existing "rename new to old keys" function so
that we can unmarshall into the existing structs (that still have their
`json` tags set to the old key names until Fleet 5).

# Checklist for submitter

If some of the following don't apply, delete the relevant line.

- [X] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.

## Testing

- [X] Added/updated automated tests
- [X] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
- [X] Ran current it-and-security GitOps files successfully locally
(removing mdm stuff that wouldn't work for me locally, but wasn't
relevant to the updated keys
- [X] Run same files successfully after changing the deprecated key
names to their new aliases
    - [X] Verified that new keys show up in API responses:
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If you didn't check the box above, follow this checklist for
GitOps-enabled settings:

- [X] Verified that the setting is exported via `fleetctl
generate-gitops`
- [ ] Verified the setting is documented in a separate PR to [the GitOps
documentation](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Configuration/yaml-files.md#L485)
- [X] Verified that the setting is cleared on the server if it is not
supplied in a YAML file (or that it is documented as being optional)
- [ ] Verified that any relevant UI is disabled when GitOps mode is
enabled
n/a


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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **New Features**
* Introduces new configuration key aliases: apple_settings (macOS),
configuration_profiles (profiles for macOS/Windows/Android),
setup_experience (macOS setup), and apple_setup_assistant (macOS setup
assistant).
* Old configuration keys remain supported for backward compatibility;
tooling and generated controls will accept either the new or legacy
names.
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Co-authored-by: Ian Littman <iansltx@gmail.com>
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