fetch1.yml

---

- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: no

  tasks:
    - name: create src temp file
      tempfile:
        state: directory
      register: src_config

    - name: set src tempfile path
      set_fact:
        src_file: "{{ src_config.path }}"

- hosts: "{{ server1 }}"
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    src_file1: "{{ hostvars['localhost'].src_file }}/"
  tasks:
    - debug: var=src_file1

    - name: fetch content of src directory
      find:
        paths: /home/ubuntu/config
        recurse: yes
      register: src_files

    - name: fetch files from the remote directory
      fetch:
        src: "{{ item.path }}"
        dest: "{{ src_file1 }}"
        flat: yes
      with_items: "{{ src_files.files }}"

- hosts: localhost
  
  tasks:
    - shell: "ls {{src_file}}"
      register: files
    - debug: var=files