AVKit updates

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Determine the direction a capture device faces in relation to a view, and get updated each time that direction changes, using AVCaptureDeviceDirectionCoordinator.
Create a coordinator with init(view:deviceTypes:changeHandler:), specifying the view and the device types to monitor. Read deviceDirections for the current state, or supply a change handler to learn about later changes.
Read the cameras that face the same direction as a view, and those that face away from it, from an AVCaptureDeviceDirectionMap using its forwardFacingDeviceDescriptors and backwardFacingDeviceDescriptors properties.
Identify a capture device from its sendable AVCaptureDeviceDescriptor representation, which exposes the device’s deviceType, mediaTypes, position, uniqueID, and localizedName, and match the unique identifier to get the actual AVCaptureDevice.