def set_variables(self, variables, check_encoding_set, writer,
                      unlimited_dims=None):
        """
        This provides a centralized method to set the variables on the data
        store.

        Parameters
        ----------
        variables : dict-like
            Dictionary of key/value (variable name / xr.Variable) pairs
        check_encoding_set : list-like
            List of variables that should be checked for invalid encoding
            values
        writer : ArrayWriter
        unlimited_dims : list-like
            List of dimension names that should be treated as unlimited
            dimensions.
        """

        for vn, v in variables.items():
            name = _encode_variable_name(vn)
            check = vn in check_encoding_set
            target, source = self.prepare_variable(
                name, v, check, unlimited_dims=unlimited_dims)

            writer.add(source, target)