Add force_polygon_cw and force_polygon_ccw expression functions #45718
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These are recommended for use instead of the existing force_rhr function, due to the variability in definition of the "right hand rule" between different software applications. Using an explicit force_polygon_cw/ccw function removes user confusion when the results vary between different applications.
(Note that this matches PostGIS' recommendations now: see https://postgis.net/docs/ST_ForceRHR.html )
I'd like to backport this to 3.22 too.