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The behavior would be exactly the same in a Java EE 8 server. You just wouldn't need SeContainerInitializer and would need to change the dependencies to the following:

<dependency>    <groupId>javax</groupId>    <artifactId>javaee-api</artifactId>    <version>8.0</version>    <scope>provided</scope></dependency>

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