Array creation with strings for filters, serializer, compressors

[brokkoli71]

• fixes Array creation should take strings for filters, serializer, compressors #2705

TODO:

• Add unit tests and/or doctests in docstrings
• Add docstrings and API docs for any new/modified user-facing classes and functions
• New/modified features documented in docs/user-guide/*.rst
• Changes documented as a new file in changes/
• GitHub Actions have all passed
• Test coverage is 100% (Codecov passes)

[d-v-b]

i think this is a good idea, and for codecs that have simple defaults (blosc and gzip and most conventional compressors), it's very user-friendly. but IMO we need to give users a very clear error when they use a string name for a codec that takes required parameters.

[brokkoli71]

@d-v-b what do you think of the updated error messages?