diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/SimpleController.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/SimpleController.php
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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller;
+
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+/**
+ * Generates a simple HTTP Response.
+ *
+ * @author Kévin Dunglas <dunglas@gmail.com>
+ */
+final class SimpleController
+{
+    public function __invoke(string $content = '', int $status = 200, array $headers = [], int $maxAge = null, int $sharedAge = null, bool $private = null): Response
+    {
+        $response = new Response($content, $status, $headers);
+
+        if ($maxAge) {
+            $response->setMaxAge($maxAge);
+        }
+
+        if ($sharedAge) {
+            $response->setSharedMaxAge($sharedAge);
+        }
+
+        if ($private) {
+            $response->setPrivate();
+        } elseif (false === $private || (null === $private && ($maxAge || $sharedAge))) {
+            $response->setPublic();
+        }
+
+        return $response;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Controller/SimpleControllerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Controller/SimpleControllerTest.php
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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Tests\Controller;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\SimpleController;
+
+/**
+ * @author Kévin Dunglas <dunglas@gmail.com>
+ */
+class SimpleControllerTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testSimpleResponse()
+    {
+        $response = (new SimpleController())('content', 203, ['Content-Type' => 'text/plain'], 10, 20);
+        $this->assertSame('content', $response->getContent());
+        $this->assertSame(203, $response->getStatusCode());
+        $this->assertSame('text/plain', $response->headers->get('Content-Type'));
+        $this->assertSame('max-age=10, public, s-maxage=20', $response->headers->get('Cache-Control'));
+    }
+
+    public function testPrivateResponse()
+    {
+        $response = (new SimpleController())('', 200, [], null, null, true);
+        $this->assertSame('private', $response->headers->get('Cache-Control'));
+    }
+}