diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/lua/README.md b/samples/client/petstore/lua/README.md
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+https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/issues/4794#issuecomment-320245838
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/lua/main.lua b/samples/client/petstore/lua/main.lua
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+local petstore_client = require "petstore_client"
+local petstore_client_pet = require "petstore_client.pet"
+
+local my_pet_http_api = petstore_client.new("petstore.swagger.io", "/v2", {"http"})
+
+local my_pet = assert(my_pet_http_api:getPetById(4))
+for k,v in pairs(my_pet) do
+	print(k,v)
+end
+
+local my_new_pet = petstore_client_pet.new("Mr. Barks")
+assert(my_pet_http_api:addPet(my_new_pet))
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/lua/petstore_client/init.lua b/samples/client/petstore/lua/petstore_client/init.lua
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+local http_request = require "http.request"
+local http_util = require "http.util"
+local dkjson = require "dkjson"
+
+local petstore_client_pet = require "petstore_client.pet"
+
+-- API class
+local pet_http_api = {}
+local pet_http_api_mt = {
+	__name = "pet-http-api";
+	__index = pet_http_api;
+}
+
+local function new_pet_http_api(host, basePath, schemes)
+	local schemes_map = {}
+	for _,v in ipairs(schemes) do
+		schemes_map[v] = v
+	end
+	local default_scheme = schemes_map.https or schemes_map.http
+	return setmetatable({
+		host = host;
+		basePath = basePath;
+		schemes = schemes_map;
+		default_scheme = default_scheme;
+	}, pet_http_api_mt)
+end
+
+function pet_http_api:getPetById(petId)
+	local req = http_request.new_from_uri({
+		scheme = self.default_scheme;
+		host = self.host;
+		path = string.format("%s/pet/%d", self.basePath, petId);
+	})
+	req.headers:upsert("accept", "application/json")
+	local headers, stream, errno = req:go()
+	if not headers then
+		return nil, stream, errno
+	end
+	local http_status = headers:get(":status")
+	if http_status == "200" then
+		local body, err, errno2 = stream:get_body_as_string()
+		if not body then
+			return nil, err, errno2
+		end
+		stream:shutdown()
+		local result, _, err3 = dkjson.decode(body)
+		if result == nil then
+			return nil, err3
+		end
+		return petstore_client_pet.cast(result)
+	elseif http_status == "400" then
+		stream:shutdown()
+		return nil, "Invalid ID supplied"
+	elseif http_status == "404" then
+		stream:shutdown()
+		return nil, "Pet not found"
+	else
+		stream:shutdown()
+		return nil, "Unexpected response status code"
+	end
+end
+
+function pet_http_api:updatePetWithForm(petId, name, status)
+	local req = http_request.new_from_uri({
+		scheme = self.default_scheme;
+		host = self.host;
+		path = string.format("%s/pet/%d", self.basePath, petId);
+	})
+	req.headers:upsert(":method", "POST")
+	req.headers:upsert("content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+	req:set_body(http_util.dict_to_query({
+		name = name;
+		status = status;
+	}))
+	req.headers:upsert("accept", "application/json")
+	local headers, stream, errno = req:go()
+	if not headers then
+		return nil, stream, errno
+	end
+	local http_status = headers:get(":status")
+	if http_status == "405" then
+		stream:shutdown()
+		return nil, "Invalid input"
+	else
+		-- TODO: this should handle 200... but it's not in the spec?
+		stream:shutdown()
+		return nil, "Unexpected response status code"
+	end
+end
+
+function pet_http_api:addPet(pet)
+	local req = http_request.new_from_uri({
+		scheme = self.default_scheme;
+		host = self.host;
+		path = string.format("%s/pet", self.basePath);
+	})
+	req.headers:upsert(":method", "POST")
+	req.headers:upsert("content-type", "application/json")
+	req:set_body(dkjson.encode(pet))
+	req.headers:upsert("accept", "application/json")
+	local headers, stream, errno = req:go()
+	if not headers then
+		return nil, stream, errno
+	end
+	local http_status = headers:get(":status")
+	if http_status == "405" then
+		stream:shutdown()
+		return nil, "Invalid input"
+	else
+		-- TODO: this should handle 200... but it's not in the spec?
+		stream:shutdown()
+		return nil, "Unexpected response status code"
+	end
+end
+
+return {
+	new = new_pet_http_api;
+}
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/lua/petstore_client/pet.lua b/samples/client/petstore/lua/petstore_client/pet.lua
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+-- Pet class
+local pet = {}
+local pet_mt = {
+	__name = "pet";
+	__index = pet;
+}
+
+local function cast_pet(t)
+	return setmetatable(t, pet_mt)
+end
+
+local function new_pet(name)
+	return cast_pet({
+		name = name;
+		photoUrls = {};
+		tags = {};
+	})
+end
+
+return {
+	cast = cast_pet;
+	new = new_pet;
+}