Initial thoughts for a patch framework for a java based web project

Although this blog was not in the pipeline of feb month but I got a requirement to build a patch framework for a java based web project, so along with building this framework I thought of writing this blog as well so that I'll get idea from other people as well.

First of all I will talk about what can be patched using this patch framework, majorly it will be three resources/things that can be patched

• Class Files
• JSP's
• Static Resources such as images, css, js ...

I'm thinking of adding few other features in this patch framework as well

• Sequence of patches should be maintained : Since we have a big team around 80 developers working on same code-base, their may be a scenario that we can have two or more patches which needs to be applied to a target system. Their may be a fair chance that those patches have to be executed in a sequence or you can say their could be dependency among patches.
• Validation while applying patches : One of the validation that I can think of is that the resources that have to be patched will be either new or existing one & in case of existing resources the system should verify the location at which resources are patched should already have those resources
• Rollback : The patch framework should have rollback capability

I'm planning to build this patch framework using

• Shell scripting : For programming aspect
• Git : As a version control system for storing patches
• Jenkins : Provide a front-end to user for applying patches
• Mysql : Not so sure about it yet but I've to store few information such as what all patches are applied, sequence of patches.... I can use file systems as well for storing this information

Let me know your thought about  this framework or any other feature that you can think of