Add compatibility classes to handle the backwards incompatible changes.

manifests/java.pp

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+class mysql::java(
+  $package_ensure = $mysql::params::java_package_ensure,
+  $package_name = $mysql::params::java_package_name,
+) inherits mysql::params {
+
+  notify { "mysql::java has been renamed to mysql::bindings::java and this
+  backwards compatibility shim will be removed on 01/01/2014.": }
+
+  class { 'mysql::bindings::java':
+    package_ensure => $package_ensure,
+    package_name   => $package_name,
+  }
+
+}

manifests/perl.pp

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+class mysql::perl(
+  $package_ensure   = $mysql::params::perl_package_ensure,
+  $package_name     = $mysql::params::perl_package_name,
+  $package_provider = $mysql::params::perl_package_provider,
+) inherits mysql::params {
+
+  notify { "mysql::perl has been renamed to mysql::bindings::perl and this
+  backwards compatibility shim will be removed on 01/01/2014.": }
+
+  class { 'mysql::bindings::perl':
+    package_ensure   => $package_ensure,
+    package_name     => $package_name,
+    package_provider => $package_provider,
+  }
+
+}

manifests/python.pp

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+class mysql::python(
+  $package_ensure = $mysql::params::python_package_ensure,
+  $package_name   = $mysql::params::python_package_name,
+) inherits mysql::params {
+
+  notify { "mysql::python has been renamed to mysql::bindings::python and this
+  backwards compatibility shim will be removed on 01/01/2014.": }
+
+  class { 'mysql::bindings::python':
+    package_ensure => $package_ensure,
+    package_name   => $package_name,
+  }
+
+}

manifests/ruby.pp

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+class mysql::ruby(
+  $package_ensure   = $mysql::params::ruby_package_ensure,
+  $package_name     = $mysql::params::ruby_package_name,
+  $package_provider = $mysql::params::ruby_package_provider,
+) inherits mysql::params {
+
+  notify { "mysql::ruby has been renamed to mysql::bindings::ruby and this
+  backwards compatibility shim will be removed on 01/01/2014.": }
+
+  class { 'mysql::bindings::ruby':
+    package_ensure   => $package_ensure,
+    package_name     => $package_name,
+    package_provider => $package_provider,
+  }
+
+}