alloy: Use reload instead of restart on config changes

roles/alloy/handlers/main.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+- name: Check if alloy service is active
+  ansible.builtin.shell: systemctl is-active alloy
+  register: alloy_service_status
+  ignore_errors: true
+  listen: "Reload alloy"
+
+- name: Restart alloy service if not active
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: alloy
+    state: restarted
+  when: alloy_service_status.stdout != "active"
+  listen: "Reload alloy"
+
+- name: Reload alloy service if active
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: alloy
+    state: reloaded
+  when: alloy_service_status.stdout == "active"
+  listen: "Reload alloy"
+
+- name: Check alloy is started properly
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ga-started.yml
+  listen: "Reload alloy"
+
 - name: Restart alloy
   ansible.builtin.systemd:
     name: "{{ service_name }}"

roles/alloy/tasks/configure.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     owner: "{{ service_user }}"
     group: "{{ service_group }}"
     mode: '0644'
-  notify: Restart alloy
+  notify: Reload alloy
   become: true
 
 - name: Deploy alloy environment file