Prefer symbol field types over class ones

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      PR: https://github.com/mongodb/mongoid/pull/5121

      Mongoid already supports defining field :type as a Symbol instead of a Class

      field :first_name, type: :string # works today

      However, currently the docs, etc. recommend to use a Class. Generally speaking, it is much better to to use Symbol than Class, because Class uses autoloading etc.

      I'd like to propose the following:

      1. Deprecate (warn) using field :type as a Class
      2. Remove class usage entirely in Mongoid 8.0.
      3. Add ability to define custom field type Symbols

            Assignee:
            Oleg Pudeyev (Inactive)
            Reporter:
            Johnny Shields
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