The only dependency Java EE requires is the Java EE API:
<dependency> <groupId>javax</groupId> <artifactId>javaee-api</artifactId> <version>${javaee-api.version}</version> <!-- 8.0 --> <scope>provided</scope></dependency>
If you prefer, you can indeed register all the individual specifications, but it will require more work to maintain the list with Java EE upgrades. For this reason, the bundle is often preferred.
Here, the point is to ensure that the API is provided, which means it will not be packaged in the deliverable and will inherit from the server API. The server providing the services associated with the API also provides the API with the right supported version and the right defaults matching the built-in implementations. ...
