redesign role

tasks/configure.yml

 ---
 
+- name: copy lighttpd configuration
+  template:
+    src: "{{ system_config_directory }}/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf"
+    dest: "{{ lighttpd_configfile }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: wheel
+    mode: 0644
+
+- name: start lighttpd
+  service: 
+    name: "{{ _service }}"
+    state: started 
+  loop: "{{ package_services[os.distribution | lower()] }}"   
+  loop_control:     
+    loop_var: _service
+  register: _lighttpd_started
+
+- name: reload lighttpd
+  service: 
+    name: "{{ _service }}"
+    state: started 
+  loop: "{{ package_services[os.distribution | lower()] }}"   
+  loop_control:     
+    loop_var: _service
+  when: _lighttpd_started.changed == False
+

tasks/main.yml

@@ -4,26 +4,11 @@
   import_role:
     name: package
 
-- name: copy lighttpd configuration
-  template:
-    src: lighttpd.conf.j2
-    dest: "{{ lighttpd_configfile }}"
-    owner: root
-    group: wheel
-    mode: 0644
-
 - name: create lighttpd data directory
   file: 
     path: "{{ lighttpd_datadirectory }}"
     state: directory 
     mode: 0755
 
-- name: start lighttpd
-  service: 
-    name: "{{ _service }}"
-    state: started 
-  loop: "{{ package_services[os.distribution | lower()] }}"   
-  loop_control:     
-    loop_var: _service
-
+- include_tasks: configure
 

vars/main.yml

 ---
 
 lighttpd_datadirectory: "/var/www"
-lighttpd_configfile: "/usr/local/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf"
+lighttpd_configfile: "lighttpd.conf.j2"
 
 package_packages: {
    "freebsd": ["lighttpd"]