use include_tasks to avoid empty json error for Set node_images (crictl) task

roles/download/tasks/main.yml

@@ -16,35 +16,20 @@
     - download
     - upload
 
-- name: Download | Get list of images on the node
+- name: Download | Generate a list of information about the images on a node
+  command: "{{ image_info_command }}"
+  register: node_images_raw
+  changed_when: false
+  check_mode: false
+  when:
+    - not (download_always_pull or skip_downloads) | default(false)
+
+- name: Download | Set node_images
+  include_tasks: "{{ include_file }}"
+  vars:
+    include_file: "set_node_facts{% if image_command_tool == 'crictl' %}_crictl{% else %}{% endif %}.yml"
   when:
     - not (download_always_pull or skip_downloads) | default(false)
-  block:
-    - name: Download | Generate a list of information about the images on a node
-      command: "{{ image_info_command }}"
-      register: node_images_raw
-      changed_when: false
-      check_mode: false
-    - name: Download | Set node_images (crictl)
-      set_fact:
-        node_images: >-
-          {{
-            (node_images | default([])) +
-            [{'Digest': (item.repoDigests[0] | split('@'))[1], 'Repository': ((item.repoTags[0] | split(':'))[0] | regex_replace('^docker\.io/(library/)?', '')), 'Tag': (item.repoTags[0] | split(':'))[1]}]
-          }}
-      with_items: "{{ (node_images_raw.stdout | from_json).images }}"
-      when:
-        - image_command_tool == 'crictl'
-        - node_images_raw.stdout != ''
-    # In case of nerdctl or docker, the output is already in the expected format
-    # {"Digest":"sha256:847423221ed040798e47df36450edce5581ed642cd087ccb210532764da38b23","Repository":"quay.io/coreos/etcd","Tag":"v3.5.12"}
-    # {"Digest":"sha256:34fc87c4a60c0b3ba3b3608871f4494de8072c02808a4151953068f2d7c87743","Repository":"flannel/flannel","Tag":"latest"}
-    - name: Download | Set node_images (nerdctl, docker)
-      set_fact:
-        node_images: "{{ node_images_raw.stdout_lines | map('from_json') | list }}"
-      when:
-        - image_command_tool in ['nerdctl', 'docker']
-        - when node_images_raw.stdout_lines != ''
 
 - name: Show node images
   debug:

roles/download/tasks/set_node_facts.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+# In case of nerdctl or docker, the output is already in the expected format
+# {"Digest":"sha256:847423221ed040798e47df36450edce5581ed642cd087ccb210532764da38b23","Repository":"quay.io/coreos/etcd","Tag":"v3.5.12"}
+# {"Digest":"sha256:34fc87c4a60c0b3ba3b3608871f4494de8072c02808a4151953068f2d7c87743","Repository":"flannel/flannel","Tag":"latest"}
+- name: Download | Set node_images (nerdctl, docker)
+  set_fact:
+    node_images: "{{ node_images_raw.stdout_lines | map('from_json') | list }}"

roles/download/tasks/set_node_facts_crictl.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+- name: Download | Set node_images (crictl)
+  set_fact:
+    node_images: >-
+      "{{
+        (node_images | default([])) +
+        [{'Digest': (item.repoDigests[0] | split('@'))[1], 'Repository': ((item.repoTags[0] | split(':'))[0] | regex_replace('^docker\.io/(library/)?', '')), 'Tag': (item.repoTags[0] | split(':'))[1]}]
+      }}"
+  with_items: "{{ (node_images_raw.stdout | from_json).images }}"