Can you do something similar with_items on a role?

[Paul Hardwick]

I am looking to update multiple similar config files and am looking for the best path. 

Updating individual files I have down pat with lineinfile and with_items. The trick this time is that I have a directory that contains multiple files in which I want to make the same update. My original idea was to make a role that made the multiple updates to an individual file using with_items. I was then thinking of trying to use with_items on the role. Unfortunately it looks like I can't use with_items on a call to a role.

If I have to I can just call the role multiple times with a variable name with the file name as a parameter. Is that my best bet or did I miss something ?

# update config file
    - { role: update-config-file
      with_items:
          - { tool-file-name: 'file1'   }
          - { tool-file-name: 'file2'   }
          - { tool-file-name: 'file3'   }
          }
#          

Role - update-config-file

updates multiple lines in a config file

- name: lineinfile updates to  /etc/toolname/{{ tool-file-name.conf }}
  lineinfile: dest=/etc/toolname/{{ tool-file-name.conf }}
    regexp='{{ item.regex }}'
    line='{{ item.dataline }}'
    backup=yes
  with_items:
      - { regex: "^TESTING ",
         dataline: 'TESTING = "0"'  }
      - { regex: '^TESTING_INTERVAL',
         dataline: 'TESTING_INTERVAL = "20" '  }
      - { regex: '^TCP_IN',
         dataline: 'TCP_IN = "22,80" '  }