Removal of the ambiguously named package_name parameter, without having a version provide a deprecation warning for a reasonable amount of time seems unreasonable.
As Hunner suggests, adding a workaround variable to init.pp and use that as package name gives us the ability to warn users about the upcoming deprecation, while still maintaining backwards compatibility.
This is a major change to the module and would be released as a new
version.
* Add self.instances to database and database_user for puppet resource.
* Update database provider to use flush method.
* Update module to conform to puppet-lint recommendations.
* Cleanup some unecessary logic in mysql::db define type.
* Move mysql_restart to config class.
* Use class to class dependency instead of resource dependency.
* Change appropriate rspec-puppet tests.
* Add fixtures directory to simplify testing.
* Update raketask and spec_helper to reflect fixture changes.
* Update mysql_password function to support validation.
* Move client installation to a separate class.
* Update documentation and readme.
The mysql client package is different on CentOS. This commit adds
a parameter for the mysql client package and defaults to a variable
in the mysql::params class.