public static function mailTo($recipients)
{
    $f3 = Base::instance();
    $edit = $f3->get('editTrue');
    $user = AclHelper::getCurrentUser();
    $template= new Template;
    if(isset($edit))
    {
        $mailBody = $template->render('leave/requestEdit.html');
    }
    else
    {
        $mailBody= $template->render('leave/emailTemp.html');
    }

    // When true, PHPMailer returns exceptions
    $mail = new PHPMailer(true);
    try {
        $mail->isSMTP();                                      // Set mailer to use SMTP
        $mail->isHTML(true);

        $mail->addAddress($user['email']);
        $mail->addAddress("malakar.rakesh1993@gmail.com");

        // foreach($recipients as $recipient){
        //     $mail->addCC($recipient);
        // }

        $mail->SMTPAuth = true; // authentication enabled
        $mail->SMTPSecure = 'ssl'; // secure transfer enabled REQUIRED for Gmail
        $mail->Host = "smtp.gmail.com";
        $mail->Port = 465; // or 587
        $mail->Username = "malakar.rakesh1993@gmail.com";
        $mail->Password = "abcd";

        // $mail->Host = $f3->get('GBD.smtp.host');   // Specify main and backup SMTP servers
        $mail->setFrom($user['email']);

        $userFullName = trim(ucfirst($user['firstname'])) . " " . trim(ucfirst($user['lastname']));
        $mail->FromName = $userFullName;
        $mail->Body =  $f3->get('message');
        $mail->Body .="<br>". $mailBody;

        if(isset($edit))
        {
            $mail->AltBody = '';
        }
        else
        {
            $mail->AltBody = 'Hello Team,<br>I would like to request leave for the leave dates specified as follows.
        Application Date:' . $f3->get('issuedDate') . '<br>Leave requested from:' . $f3->get('leaveFrom') . '<br>Leave requested to:' . $f3->get('leaveTo') . '<br>Leave Description:' . $f3->get('leaveDescription') . 'Leave Type:' . $f3->get('leaveType').'<br><br>Hoping for a positive response.<br><br> Thank you.';
        }

        $mail->Subject = 'Updates on leave date applied';

        $mailStatus = (boolean)$mail->send();

        if ($mailStatus === true) {
            return $mail;
        }
    } catch (phpmailerException $e) {
        $response = array(
            'status'=>'error',
            'message'=>'Got some error while sending emails',
            'exceptions'=>$e->getMessage()
        );
        return $response;

    } catch (Exception $e) {
        $response = array(
            'status'=>'error',
            'message'=>'Got some error while sending emails',
            'exceptions'=>$e->getMessage()
        );

        return $response;
    }
}

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