Push the container as molecule side-effect

molecule/default/molecule.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dependency:
 driver:
   name: docker
 platforms:
-  - name: amq-alma8
+  - name: base_amq
     image: dokken/almalinux-8
     pre_build_image: true
     command: /sbin/init
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ provisioner:
     prepare: ../resources/playbooks/prepare.yml
     converge: ../resources/playbooks/converge.yml
     verify: ../resources/playbooks/verify.yml
+    side_effect: ../resources/playbooks/side-effect.yml
 verifier:
   name: ansible
 ...

molecule/resources/playbooks/side-effect.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+# export DOCKER_REGISTRY 
+# export DOCKER_USERNAME 
+# export DOCKER_PASSWORD
+- name: Commit, tag, and push Docker image
+  hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: false
+  connection: local 
+  vars:
+    docker_registry: "{{ lookup('env','DOCKER_REGISTRY') }}"
+    docker_username: "{{ lookup('env','DOCKER_USERNAME') }}" 
+    docker_password: "{{ lookup('env','DOCKER_PASSWORD') }}" 
+    image_name: "dockpack/{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY') | basename }}"
+    image_tag: "{{ lookup('pipe', 'date +%Y%m%d%H') }}" # Generates a datetime stamp
+  tasks:
+    - name: Commit the container
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        cmd: "docker commit {{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY') | basename }} {{ image_name }}:{{ image_tag }}"
+      register: commit_output
+
+    - name: Log in to Docker registry
+      community.general.docker_login:
+        username: "{{ docker_username }}"
+        password: "{{ docker_password }}"
+        registry_url: "{{ docker_registry | default(omit) }}"
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Tag and push the Docker image
+      community.general.docker_image:
+        name: "{{ docker_registry }}{% if docker_registry | length > 1 %}/{% endif %}{{ image_name }}"
+        tag: "{{ image_tag }}"
+        push: true
+        source: local
+