load-container.yml

---
- name: Load the container from archive if needed
  block:
    - name: Check for existing container
      community.docker.docker_image_info:
        name: "{{ img_name }}"
      register: result

    - name: Transfer and load the container
      block:
        - name: Create temp container directory
          file:
            path: /tmp/dj_ansible
            state: directory
            owner: root
            group: root
            mode: 0700

        - name: Transfer container archive
          copy:
            src: "{{ item.src }}"
            dest: "{{ img_path }}"
            owner: root
            group: root
            mode: 0700

        - name: Import container from archive
          community.docker.docker_image:
            name: "{{ img_name }}"
            load_path: "{{ img_path }}"
            source: load
      when: not result.images
  vars:
    img_name: "{{ item.path | splitext | first }}"
    img_path: "/tmp/dj_ansible/{{ item.path | basename }}"